NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting emacs package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACS-2162907
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Jul 2018

Introduced: 23 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-16328  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 emacs to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs package and not the emacs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick before 7.0.8-8, a NULL pointer dereference exists in the CheckEventLogging function in MagickCore/log.c.