Description
A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit. A client issuing a certain sequence of commands could possibly trigger an assertion failure, causing nbdkit to exit. This issue only affected nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | nbdkit | nbdkit 1.12.8, nbdkit 1.14.2, nbdkit 1.15.2 | — |
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 | nbdkit | 1.14.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nbdkit | 1.14.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nbdkit | 1.14.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | nbdkit | No fix yet | — |