Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libgovirt-devel package, versions <0:0.3.4-3.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBGOVIRTDEVEL-5881375
  • published6 Sept 2023
  • disclosed11 Sept 2018

Introduced: 11 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-10893  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libgovirt-devel to version 0:0.3.4-3.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2220.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgovirt-devel package and not the libgovirt-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflow and buffer overflow issues were discovered in spice-client's handling of LZ compressed frames. A malicious server could cause the client to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.