Excessive Iteration Affecting libjpeg-turbo-devel package, versions <0:1.2.90-6.amzn2.0.3
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed6 Jun 2018
Introduced: 6 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-11813 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libjpeg-turbo-devel to version 0:1.2.90-6.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1350.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjpeg-turbo-devel package and not the libjpeg-turbo-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11813
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/727908
- https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/blob/master/libjpeg-v9c/mail.pdf
- https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9c
- http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v9d.tar.gz
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00015.html