Double Free Affecting gd package, versions <2.2.5-r4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE311-GD-1583729
- published 9 Sep 2021
- disclosed 26 Aug 2021
Introduced: 26 Aug 2021
CVE-2021-40145 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.11 gd to version 2.2.5-r4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gd package and not the gd package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.
gdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free. NOTE: the vendor's position is "The GD2 image format is a proprietary image format of libgd. It has to be regarded as being obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.
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