redoxOS relibc setsockopt denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in redoxOS relibc. This vulnerability affects the function setsockopt. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-57493. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in redoxOS relibc (the affected version is unknown). This affects the function setsockopt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in redoxOS relibc before commit 98aa4ea5 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the setsockopt function.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.redox-os.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-57493 since 01/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.redox-os.org.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: gitlab.redox-os.org

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01/09/2025 🔍
04/18/2025 +98 days 🔍
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06/25/2025 +68 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 201
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-57493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-305715
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2025 23:09
Updated: 06/25/2025 21:20
Changes: 04/18/2025 23:09 (58), 06/25/2025 21:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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