Resource Exhaustion Affecting libXpm package, versions <0:3.5.12-9.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBXPM-6148951
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed10 Oct 2023

Introduced: 10 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-43786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libXpm to version 0:3.5.12-9.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2389.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

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