Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset Affecting xxd package, versions <2:9.0.1587-1.79.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-XXD-5673245
  • published9 Jun 2023
  • disclosed29 Apr 2023

Introduced: 29 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-2426  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-823  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 xxd to version 2:9.0.1587-1.79.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1761.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xxd package and not the xxd package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1