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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBINPUTUTILS-2110901
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 31 Jul 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 leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

6.7 medium
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SUSE

6.7 medium