Arch Linux alert ASA-201512-16 (nghttp2)

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Remi Gacogne <rgacogne@archlinux.org> 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201512-16] nghttp2: use-after-free 
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Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:21:18 +0100
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201512-16
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Severity: High
Date    : 2015-12-25
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-8659
Package : nghttp2
Type    : use-after-free
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package nghttp2 before version 1.6.0-1 is vulnerable to a heap-based
use-after-free, leading to denial of service or possibly arbitrary code
execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.6.0-1.

# pacman -Syu "nghttp2>=1.6.0-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.6.0.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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nghttp2 1.6.0 fixes a heap-based use-after-free bug in idle stream
handling code, where an idle/closed stream could possibly be destroyed
while it was still referenced.

Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this bug in a HTTP/2 client or server,
leading to denial of service or even arbitrary code execution.

References
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8659
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/576
https://nghttp2.org/blog/2015/12/23/nghttp2-v1-6-0/
https://github.com/tatsuhiro-t/nghttp2/commit/92a56d034f2...