Important: iperf3

2023-07-2017:28:00

alas.aws.amazon.com

iperf3

integer overflow

heap corruption

vulnerability

update

cve-2023-38403

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

65.9%

JSON

Issue Overview:

iperf3 before 3.14 allows peers to cause an integer overflow and heap corruption via a crafted length field. (CVE-2023-38403)

Affected Packages:

iperf3

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update iperf3 to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
    iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
    iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686  
    iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686  
    iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686  
  
src:  
    iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.src  
  
x86_64:  
    iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  
    iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  
    iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-38403

Mitre: CVE-2023-38403

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Amazon Linux2aarch64iperf3< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux2aarch64iperf3-devel< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux2aarch64iperf3-debuginfo< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux2i686iperf3< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux2i686iperf3-devel< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux2i686iperf3-debuginfo< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux2x86_64iperf3< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm
Amazon Linux2x86_64iperf3-devel< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm
Amazon Linux2x86_64iperf3-debuginfo< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Amazon Linux	2	aarch64	iperf3	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	aarch64	iperf3-devel	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	aarch64	iperf3-debuginfo	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	i686	iperf3	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	i686	iperf3-devel	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	i686	iperf3-debuginfo	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	x86_64	iperf3	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	x86_64	iperf3-devel	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-devel-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm
Amazon Linux	2	x86_64	iperf3-debuginfo	< 3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3	iperf3-debuginfo-3.1.7-2.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm