COVESA dlt-daemon up to 2.18.8 dlt-control-common.c allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in COVESA dlt-daemon up to 2.18.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dlt-control-common.c. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-26257. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in COVESA dlt-daemon up to 2.18.8. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file dlt-control-common.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c.

The weakness was published 02/27/2023 as 440. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-26257 since 02/21/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30081). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

COVESA

Name

dlt-daemon

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/21/2023 🔍
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02/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/08/2025 +985 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 440
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-26257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-26257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221815
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2023 08:17
Updated: 11/08/2025 16:51
Changes: 02/27/2023 08:17 (40), 03/25/2023 12:11 (11), 08/01/2024 20:14 (26), 11/08/2025 16:51 (2)
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