Double Free Affecting gd-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.0.35-11.11.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.13% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GDDEBUGINFO-5414784
  • published6 Apr 2023
  • disclosed26 Aug 2021

Introduced: 26 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-40145  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 gd-debuginfo to version 0:2.0.35-11.11.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1721.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gd-debuginfo package and not the gd-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1