Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting fltk-static package, versions <0:1.3.4-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FLTKSTATIC-5159911
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Mar 2017

Introduced: 27 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7396  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 fltk-static to version 0:1.3.4-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2000.

NVD Description

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

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