Memory Leak Affecting freeglut package, versions <0:3.0.0-9.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FREEGLUT-6244793
  • published13 Feb 2024
  • disclosed12 Feb 2024

Introduced: 12 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-24258  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 freeglut to version 0:3.0.0-9.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3120.

NVD Description

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

freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1