The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and older may overflow the output buffer passed to it by up to 4 bytes when converting strings to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may be used to crash an application or overwrite a neighbouring variable.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2961
• https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0004
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3I4KYS6EU6S7QZ47WFNTPVAHFIUQNEL
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAMJQI3Y6BHWV3CUTYBXOZONCUJNOB2Z
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6