DSA-5568-1 fastdds -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5568-1 fastdds -- security update

Date Reported:

27 Nov 2023

Affected Packages:

fastdds

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1054163.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-42459.

More information:

It was discovered that incorrect memory management in Fast DDS, a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) might result in denial of service.

The oldstable distribution (bullseye) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.1+ds-1+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your fastdds packages.

For the detailed security status of fastdds please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/fastdds