CVE-2021-3716
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Summary
A flaw was found in nbdkit due to to improperly caching plaintext state across the STARTTLS encryption boundary. A MitM attacker could use this flaw to inject a plaintext NBD_OPT_STRUCTURED_REPLY before proxying everything else a client sends to the server, potentially leading the client to terminate the NBD session. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | nbdkit | `Affects nbdkit v1.12 through v1.26.4 | Fixedin nbdkit v1.26.5` |
Weaknesses
- CWE-924: CWE-924
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/18/2
- https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2021-August/msg00083.html
- https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit/-/commit/09a13dafb7bb3a38ab52eb5501cba786365ba7fd
- https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit/-/commit/6c5faac6a37077cf2366388a80862bb00616d0d8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1994695
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/18/2
- https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2021-August/msg00083.html
- https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit/-/commit/09a13dafb7bb3a38ab52eb5501cba786365ba7fd
- https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/nbdkit/-/commit/6c5faac6a37077cf2366388a80862bb00616d0d8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1994695
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