GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2023-26257 (GCVE-0-2023-26257)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-27 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 11:46
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-16 14:01 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
covesa dlt-daemon Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.18.8 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "affected": [
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "defaultStatus": "unknown",
            "product": "dlt-daemon",
            "vendor": "covesa",
            "versions": [
              {
                "lessThanOrEqual": "2.18.8",
                "status": "affected",
                "version": "0",
                "versionType": "custom"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-07-16T14:01:25.500802Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-401",
                "description": "CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-07-16T14:09:50.128Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      },
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T11:46:23.504Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
          },
          {
            "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240627 [SECURITY] [DLA 3845-1] dlt-daemon security update",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2024-06-27T18:06:02.878Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
        },
        {
          "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240627 [SECURITY] [DLA 3845-1] dlt-daemon security update",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-26257",
    "datePublished": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T11:46:23.504Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "date": "2026-09-19",
      "epss": "0.01209",
      "percentile": "0.67051"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "66004448-7EF2-4593-88DC-D85CB481BD06",
                  "versionEndIncluding": "2.18.8",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c."
        },
        {
          "lang": "es",
          "value": "Se descubri\u00f3 un problema en el daemon dlt de Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; anteriormente GENIVI) hasta la versi\u00f3n 2.18.8. La memoria din\u00e1mica no se libera despu\u00e9s de asignarla en dlt-control-common.c."
        }
      ],
      "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:50:59.460",
      "metrics": {
        "cvssMetricV31": [
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
            "impactScore": 3.6,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          },
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
            "impactScore": 3.6,
            "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
            "type": "Secondary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "published": "2023-02-27T05:15:12.757",
      "references": [
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "tags": [
            "Patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
        },
        {
          "source": "cve@mitre.org",
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Exploit"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
        }
      ],
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": [
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-401"
            }
          ],
          "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
          "type": "Primary"
        },
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-401"
            }
          ],
          "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "type": "Secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "product": "n/a",
                "vendor": "n/a",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "n/a"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "cve@mitre.org"
          },
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "cpes": [
                  "cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                ],
                "defaultStatus": "unknown",
                "product": "dlt-daemon",
                "vendor": "covesa",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "2.18.8",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
          }
        ],
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "66004448-7EF2-4593-88DC-D85CB481BD06",
                    "versionEndIncluding": "2.18.8",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "Se descubri\u00f3 un problema en el daemon dlt de Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; anteriormente GENIVI) hasta la versi\u00f3n 2.18.8. La memoria din\u00e1mica no se libera despu\u00e9s de asignarla en dlt-control-common.c."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:42:54.907",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 3.6,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            },
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 3.6,
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "yes"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-07-16T14:01:25.500802Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2023-02-27T05:15:12.757",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
          },
          {
            "source": "cve@mitre.org",
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Exploit"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-401"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          },
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-401"
              }
            ],
            "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
            "type": "Secondary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T15:46:25+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-27T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "dlt-daemon: Dynamic memory not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-26257.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2025-03-15T06:25:30Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-28T03:27:56Z",
      "product_status:recommended": "5",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2023-26257",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2023-26257.json",
      "version": "7"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T11:46:23.504Z",
              "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
              "shortName": "CVE"
            },
            "references": [
              {
                "tags": [
                  "x_transferred"
                ],
                "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
              },
              {
                "tags": [
                  "x_transferred"
                ],
                "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
              },
              {
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240627 [SECURITY] [DLA 3845-1] dlt-daemon security update",
                "tags": [
                  "mailing-list",
                  "x_transferred"
                ],
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
              }
            ],
            "title": "CVE Program Container"
          },
          {
            "affected": [
              {
                "cpes": [
                  "cpe:2.3:a:covesa:dlt-daemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                ],
                "defaultStatus": "unknown",
                "product": "dlt-daemon",
                "vendor": "covesa",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "2.18.8",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "metrics": [
              {
                "cvssV3_1": {
                  "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                  "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                  "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "baseScore": 7.5,
                  "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                  "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                  "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                  "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                  "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                  "userInteraction": "NONE",
                  "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  "version": "3.1"
                }
              },
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2023-26257",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "poc"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "yes"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2024-07-16T14:01:25.500802Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
              {
                "descriptions": [
                  {
                    "cweId": "CWE-401",
                    "description": "CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "CWE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2024-07-16T14:09:45.452Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "product": "n/a",
              "vendor": "n/a",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "An issue was discovered in the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA; formerly GENIVI) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Dynamic memory is not released after it is allocated in dlt-control-common.c."
            }
          ],
          "problemTypes": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "description": "n/a",
                  "lang": "en",
                  "type": "text"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2024-06-27T18:06:02.878Z",
            "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
            "shortName": "mitre"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues/440"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/pull/441/commits/b6149e203f919c899fefc702a17fbb78bdec3700"
            },
            {
              "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20240627 [SECURITY] [DLA 3845-1] dlt-daemon security update",
              "tags": [
                "mailing-list"
              ],
              "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00021.html"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "assignerShortName": "mitre",
        "cveId": "CVE-2023-26257",
        "datePublished": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateReserved": "2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T11:46:23.504Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.