Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting liblas package, versions <1.8.1-10


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBLAS-259853
  • published28 Dec 2018
  • disclosed28 Dec 2018

Introduced: 28 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20540  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 liblas to version 1.8.1-10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblas package and not the liblas package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is memory leak at liblas::Open (liblas/liblas.hpp) in libLAS 1.8.1.