CVE-2022-38178

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-09-21

Description

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

See more information about CVE-2022-38178 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (bind)	ELSA-2022-6765	2022-10-03
Oracle Linux version 8 (bind)	ELSA-2022-6778	2022-10-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (bind9.16)	ELSA-2022-6781	2022-10-05
Oracle Linux version 9 (bind)	ELSA-2022-6763	2022-10-04

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