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vulnerabilityCVE-2023-24056
Name
CVE-2023-24056
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
pkgconf
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


5.5
CVSSv31
5.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.3.0
Not Affected
buildroot
master
2.3.0
Not Affected
openwrt
master
1.8.0-r2
Exploitable
yocto
kirkstone
1.8.0
Patched
yocto
master
2.5.1
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
2.1.1
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


pkgconf (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
tuple: test for, and stop string processing, on truncation
Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org>
CVE-2023-24056