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CVE-2022-23097

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a...

9.1 CriticalFix available

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.37%Up 1.5 points since Feb 8, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2022-23097
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2022-23097
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28202 No score

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
EUVD-2022-28202
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hjq-w453-32w2 9.1

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a...

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
GHSA-4hjq-w453-32w2
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-23097 9.1

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-23097
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-23097 9.1

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23097
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-23097 9.1

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23097
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. forward_dns_reply mishandles a strnlen call, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2022-23097
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0045 No score

Updated connman packages fix security vulnerability

TCP Receive Path does not Check for Presence of Sufficient Header Data. (CVE-2022-23096)

Possibly invalid memory reference in 'strnlen()' call in 'forward_dns_reply()'. (CVE-2022-23097)

TCP Receive Path Triggers 100 % CPU loop if DNS server does not Send Back Data. (CVE-2022-23098)

Record
MGASA-2022-0045
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11792-1 No score

connman-1.41-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the connman-1.41-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11792-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6236-1 No score

connman vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26675, CVE-2021-33833)

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to leak sensitive information via the gdhcp component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain information for further exploitation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26676)

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to read out of bounds. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to case ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23096, CVE-2022-23097)

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to run into an infinite loop. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to consume resources and to stop operating, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23098)

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds via the gweb component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-32292)

It was discovered that ConnMan did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-32293)

It was discovered that ConnMan could be made to write out of bounds via the gdhcp component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ConnMan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-28488)

Record
USN-6236-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
connman
Alpine:v3.16
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.17
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.18
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.19
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.20
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.21
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.22
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.23
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Alpine:v3.24
before 1.41-r0
1.41-r0
connman
Debian:12
before 1.36-2.4
1.36-2.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
connman
Debian:13
before 1.36-2.4
1.36-2.4
connman
Debian:14
before 1.36-2.4
1.36-2.4
connman
Debian:9
before 1.33-3+deb9u3, plus listed versions
1.33-31.33-3+deb9u11.33-3+deb9u2
1.33-3+deb9u3
connman
Debian:10
before 1.36-2.1~deb10u4, plus listed versions
1.36-21.36-2.1~deb10u11.36-2.1~deb10u21.36-2.1~deb10u3
1.36-2.1~deb10u4
connman
Debian:11
before 1.36-2.2+deb11u1, plus listed versions
1.36-2.2
1.36-2.2+deb11u1
connman
Mageia:8
before 1.38-2.2.mga8
1.38-2.2.mga8
connman
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.21-1.2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.21-1.21.21-1.2build11.21-1.2build21.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
1.21-1.2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
connman
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1.35-6ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.35-11.35-21.35-6
1.35-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
connman
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1.36-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.36-2build1
1.36-2ubuntu0.1
connman
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 1.36-2.3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.36-2.2build11.36-2.31.36-2.3build1
1.36-2.3ubuntu0.1
connman
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.41-1.1
1.41-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-23097 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Intel Connman, published January 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.37%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in connman 1.41-r0.

References

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