** Patch added: "lp1573594_cosmic.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmemcached/+bug/1573594/+attachment/5230341/+files/lp1573594_cosmic.debdiff
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of STS Sponsors, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573594 Title: Missing null termination in PROTOCOL_BINARY_CMD_SASL_LIST_MECHS response handling Status in libmemcached: New Status in libmemcached package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in libmemcached source package in Trusty: In Progress Status in libmemcached source package in Xenial: In Progress Status in libmemcached source package in Bionic: In Progress Status in libmemcached source package in Cosmic: In Progress Status in libmemcached source package in Disco: In Progress Bug description: [Impact] When connecting to a server using SASL, memcached_sasl_authenticate_connection() reads the list of supported mechanisms [1] from the server via the command PROTOCOL_BINARY_CMD_SASL_LIST_MECHS. The server's response is a string containing supported authentication mechanisms, which gets stored into the (uninitialized) destination buffer without null termination [2]. The buffer then gets passed to sasl_client_start [3] which treats it as a null-terminated string [4], reading uninitialised bytes in the buffer. As the buffer lives on the stack, an attacker that can put strings on the stack before the connection gets made, might be able to tamper with the authentication. [1] libmemcached/sasl.cc:174 [2] libmemcached/response.cc:619 [1] libmemcached/sasl.cc:231 [3] http://linux.die.net/man/3/sasl_client_start [Test Case] There is no known reliable reproducer. [Regression Potential] This fix initialises the buffer to 0. Any potential regression may include failure of the authentication when using SASL. [Other Info] This bug affects trusty and later. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libmemcached/+bug/1573594/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors Post to : sts-sponsors@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp