Description
Buffer overflow in the thread scheduler in Chicken before 4.8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a file descriptor with a large integer value.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chicken | chicken | 4.8.0.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | chicken | 4.8.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | chicken | 4.8.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | chicken | 4.8.0.3-1 | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6122
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6122
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2013-10/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/09/1
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2012-06/msg00031.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-11/msg00075.html