Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting libgexiv2 package, versions <0:0.10.8-4.el8
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- published28 May 2023
- disclosed28 Apr 2020
Introduced: 28 Apr 2020
CVE-2018-4868 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libgexiv2 to version 0:0.10.8-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:1577.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgexiv2 package and not the libgexiv2 package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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