Use After Free Affecting liblouis-doc package, versions <0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBLOUISDOC-5181257
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed23 Aug 2017
Introduced: 23 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-13741 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 liblouis-doc to version 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3111.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblouis-doc package and not the liblouis-doc package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.