| Name | CVE-2023-24056 |
| Description | In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pkgconf (PTS) | bullseye | 1.7.4~git20210206+dcf529b-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.8.1-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 1.8.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pkgconf | source | (unstable) | 1.8.1-1 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - pkgconf <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - pkgconf <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/81cc9b3e6dafcdd02579bcccec6ac47d91e5d023 (pkgconf-1.9.4, pkgconf-1.8.1)
https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/