Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
Tcpreplay: tcprewrite: double free in tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() in plugins/dlt_plugins.c
CVE-2023-4256
Description
Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
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Affected products
4- Fedora/Extra Packages for Enterprise Linuxv5
- Fedora/Fedorav5
Patches
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References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/mitre
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