CVE-2024-21646 Azure IoT Platform Device SDK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted binary data in the Azure uAMQP C library due to integer overflow and memory safety issues.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-21646?

CVE-2024-21646 is a critical vulnerability in azure-uamqp-c, published on 9 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Azure uAMQP is a general purpose C library for AMQP 1.0. The UAMQP library is used by several clients to implement AMQP protocol communication. When clients using this library receive a crafted binary type data, an integer overflow or wraparound or memory safety issue can occur and may cause remote code execution. This vulnerability has been patched in release 2024-01-01.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21646?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (5)
python-uamqp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2All versions1.5.3-150100.4.10.1
python-uamqp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP3All versions1.5.3-150100.4.10.1
python-uamqp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4All versions1.5.3-150100.4.10.1
python-uamqp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5All versions1.5.3-150100.4.10.1
python-uamqp openSUSE:Leap 15.5All versions1.5.3-150100.4.10.1

Products include Microsoft Azure Uamqp.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21646?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2024-21646 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-33284, AZL-34555, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21646, GHSA-j29m-p99g-7hpv, SUSE-SU-2024:0323-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21646 and 1 more.

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