CVE-2024-6381

libbson-xs-perl: The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the functi...

CVE-2024-6381 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by libbson-1.0-0 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released July 2, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0039
33rd percentile

The bson_strfreev function in the MongoDB C driver library may be susceptible to an integer overflow where the function will try to free memory at a negative offset. This may result in memory corruption. This issue affected libbson versions prior to 1.26.2

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libbson-1.0-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libbson-1.0-0 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 2, 2024
libbson-1.0-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.21.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libbson-1.0-0 1.21.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 2, 2024
libbson-1.0-0t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2+esm1 libbson-1.0-0t64 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2+esm1 Mar 18, 2025
libbson-xs-perl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.8.4-2+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6381 Jul 2, 2024
libmongoc-1.0-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libmongoc-1.0-0 1.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 2, 2024
libmongoc-1.0-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.21.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libmongoc-1.0-0 1.21.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 2, 2024
libmongoc-1.0-0t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2+esm1 libmongoc-1.0-0t64 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2+esm1 Mar 18, 2025
mongo-c-driver · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.23.1-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6381 Jul 2, 2024
mongo-c-driver · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.26.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6381 Jul 2, 2024
mongo-c-driver · Debian 14 1.26.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6381 Jul 2, 2024

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