| Name | CVE-2024-36845 |
| Description | An invalid pointer in the modbus_receive() function of libmodbus v3.1.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted message sent to the unit-test-server. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4084-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1074422 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libmodbus (PTS) | bullseye | 3.1.6-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 3.1.6-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.1.6-2.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.1.11-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - libmodbus <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/stephane/libmodbus/issues/750
https://github.com/stephane/libmodbus/commit/b4ef4c17d618eba0adccc4c7d9e9a1ef809fc9b6 (v3.1.7)
Same fix as CVE-2022-0367 (and potentially a duplicate)