Heap overflow in KSL checksum initialization

FI-2026-013 - Heap overflow in KSL checksum initialization

Severity
Medium
Published Date
01-Oct-2026
Updated Date
01-Oct-2026
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-79900
 
Notes
Description

boks_ksllogsd accepts a checksum algorithm name in the MD field of an authenticated KSL start message. Affected releases verify that OpenSSL recognizes the digest name but do not verify that the value fits in a fixed 16-byte checksum context field before copying it. An authenticated KSL client can supply an oversized, OpenSSL-recognized digest name and write beyond the end of the heap allocation.

 

Vulnerabilities

 
Heap overflow in KSL checksum initialization
Severity
Medium
CVE
CVE-2026-79900
CWE
CWE-787:Out-of-bounds write
Discovery Date
25-Aug-2026
CSSv3.1
6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products
Vulnerability Notes
Remediation: Vendor Fix

Upgrade to boks-server 8.1.0.24 or boks-server 9.0.0.7, as appropriate for the installed maintenance line, and ensure the updated boks_ksllogsd is running.

 
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