Alpine Linux (3.16) gcc vulnerability CVE-2023-4039
OS: Alpine Linux 3.16
Current gcc Package version: 11.2.1_git20220219-r2
Vulnerability: CVE-2023-4039
Description: Impacted versions: <2023-09-12 Published: 50 days ago A failure in the -fstack-protector feature in GCC-based toolchains that target AArch64 allows an attacker to exploit an existing buffer overflow in dynamically-sized local variables in your application without this being detected. This stack-protector failure only applies to C99-style dynamically-sized local variables or those created using alloca(). The stack-protector operates as intended for statically-sized local variables. The default behavior when the stack-protector detects an overflow is to terminate your application, resulting in controlled loss of availability. An attacker who can exploit a buffer overflow without triggering the stack-protector might be able to change program flow control to cause an uncontrolled loss of availability or to go further and affect confidentiality or integrity.