CVE-2024-53566 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2024-53566?

CVE-2024-53566 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in the action_listcategories() function of Sangoma Asterisk v22/22.0.0/22.0.0-rc1/22.0.0-rc2/22.0.0-pre1 allows attackers to execute a path traversal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53566?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Sangoma Asterisk.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53566?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-53566 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-53566 exists.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-53566, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53566, DLA-4042-1, GHSA-2fr9-xph3-mm3j, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53566.