NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting emacs package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.3% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-EMACS-2550756
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Jun 2019

Introduced: 26 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 emacs to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1180.

NVD Description

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

A NULL pointer dereference in the function ReadPANGOImage in coders/pango.c and the function ReadVIDImage in coders/vid.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-34 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image.