CVE-2023-26257 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in dlt-daemon allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-26257?
CVE-2023-26257 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Covesa Dlt-Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26257?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-26257 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-26257 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26257, GHSA-h659-9c3j-jcvg, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26257, openSUSE-SU-2024:13264-1.