Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package libxpm (opens in a new tab)
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- published4 Oct 2023
- disclosed10 Oct 2023
Introduced: 4 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-43786 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:12.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxpm package and not the libxpm package as distributed by Debian.
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43786
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242253
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html