NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting emacs-nox package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed26 Jun 2019
Introduced: 26 Jun 2019
CVE-2019-12974 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 emacs-nox to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1180.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-nox package and not the emacs-nox package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108913
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12974
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4712
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1515
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1180
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00069.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4192-1/