An issue was discovered in Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA) dlt-daemon through…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA) dlt-daemon through 2.18.8. Due to a faulty DLT file parser, a crafted DLT file that crashes the process can be created. This is due to missing validation checks. There is a heap-based buffer over-read of one byte.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gjv-jwgc-cx6r
References
More GENIVI Diagnostic Log And Trace vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18832 An issue was discovered in Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA) dlt-daemon through… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2020-18564 The daemon in GENIVI diagnostic log and trace (DLT), is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-17670 A buffer overflow in the dlt_filter_load function in dlt_common.c from dlt-daemon through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-13309 An issue in dlt_config_file_parser.c of dlt-daemon v2.18.8 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-10215 dlt-daemon could crash if there is special character in dlt.conf CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-39836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gjv-jwgc-cx6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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