CVE-2022-40281 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory leak in TizenRT's curl implementation allows attackers to cause a denial of service via resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40281?
CVE-2022-40281 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Samsung TizenRT through 3.0_GBM (and 3.1_PRE). cyassl_connect_step2 in curl/vtls/cyassl.c has a missing X509_free after SSL_get_peer_certificate, leading to information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Tizenrt.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-40281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2px-rphp-6xx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40281.