Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mesa-libGLw-devel package, versions <0:8.0.0-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.22% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-MESALIBGLWDEVEL-2538010
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Aug 2018

Introduced: 24 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-14600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 mesa-libGLw-devel to version 0:8.0.0-5.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2079.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c interprets a variable as signed instead of unsigned, resulting in an out-of-bounds write (of up to 128 bytes), leading to DoS or remote code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

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