RIOT-OS prior 2023.04 6LoWPAN Frames uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in RIOT-OS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component 6LoWPAN Frames Handler. This manipulation causes uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-24826. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RIOT-OS. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component 6LoWPAN Frames Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

RIOT-OS, an operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, contains a network stack with the ability to process 6LoWPAN frames. Prior to version 2023.04, an attacker can send crafted frames to the device to trigger the usage of an uninitialized object leading to denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 2023.04. As a workaround, disable fragment forwarding or SFR.

The weakness was published 05/30/2023 as GHSA-xfj4-9g7w-f4gh. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24826 since 01/30/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2023.04 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 287f030af20e829469cdf740606148018a5a220d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RIOT-OS 2023.04
Patch: 287f030af20e829469cdf740606148018a5a220d

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01/30/2023 🔍
05/30/2023 +119 days 🔍
05/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/24/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-xfj4-9g7w-f4gh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-24826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230245

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2023 21:44
Updated: 06/24/2023 13:30
Changes: 05/30/2023 21:44 (50), 06/24/2023 13:30 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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