CVE-2023-2253
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Memory exhaustion in github.com/distribution/distribution
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.8.2+ds1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.8.2+ds1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.8.2+ds1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.7.1+ds2-7+deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.8.2+ds1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/docker/distribution | <2.8.2-beta.1 | 2.8.2-beta.1 |
| Go | github.com/distribution/distribution | <2.8.2-beta.1+incompatible | 2.8.2-beta.1+incompatible |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2253
- https://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2253
- https://github.com/distribution/distribution/commit/f55a6552b006a381d9167e328808565dd2bf77dc
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189886
- https://github.com/distribution/distribution
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00035.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2253.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.