Race Condition Affecting evince-browser-plugin package, versions <0:3.28.4-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.76% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-EVINCEBROWSERPLUGIN-2555918
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 May 2019

Introduced: 29 May 2019

CVE-2019-12448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 evince-browser-plugin to version 0:3.28.4-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1766.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream evince-browser-plugin package and not the evince-browser-plugin package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c has race conditions because the admin backend doesn't implement query_info_on_read/write.