VDB-287224 · CVE-2024-38922 · Issue 4307

Open Robotics ROS2/Nav2 Message /initialpose nav2_amcl heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Open Robotics ROS2 and Nav2. This vulnerability affects the function nav2_amcl of the file /initialpose of the component Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38922. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open Robotics ROS2 and Nav2 (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function nav2_amcl of the file /initialpose of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble version was discovered to contain a heap overflow in the nav2_amcl process. This vulnerability is triggered via sending a crafted message to the component /initialpose.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38922 since 06/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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

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Open Robotics

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/21/2024 🔍
12/07/2024 +169 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/18/2024 +11 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4307
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287224

Entryinfo

Created: 12/07/2024 09:12
Updated: 12/18/2024 03:18
Changes: 12/07/2024 09:12 (57), 12/12/2024 12:57 (12), 12/18/2024 03:18 (11)
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