Memory Leak Affecting ocaml-libguestfs package, versions <1:1.38.4-15.0.1.module+el8.2.0+5598+5fbb295f


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-OCAMLLIBGUESTFS-2559429
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Mar 2020

Introduced: 5 Mar 2020

CVE-2019-20382  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 ocaml-libguestfs to version 1:1.38.4-15.0.1.module+el8.2.0+5598+5fbb295f or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-2774.

NVD Description

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

QEMU 4.1.0 has a memory leak in zrle_compress_data in ui/vnc-enc-zrle.c during a VNC disconnect operation because libz is misused, resulting in a situation where memory allocated in deflateInit2 is not freed in deflateEnd.

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