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Improper Input Validation Affecting gdm-devel package, versions <1:3.28.2-16.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.18% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GDMDEVEL-2140535
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 21 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-14598  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 gdm-devel to version 1:3.28.2-16.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in XListExtensions in ListExt.c in libX11 through 1.6.5. A malicious server can send a reply in which the first string overflows, causing a variable to be set to NULL that will be freed later on, leading to DoS (segmentation fault).

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