Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libinput-utils package, versions <0:1.16.3-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBINPUTUTILS-2108672
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 25 Aug 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libinput-utils to version 0:1.16.3-1.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libinput-utils package and not the libinput-utils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.8 high
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SUSE

7.8 high