Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gmp-c++ package, versions <1:6.1.2-11.el8_8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.43% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-GMPC-6470990
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed15 Nov 2021

Introduced: 15 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-43618  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 gmp-c++ to version 1:6.1.2-11.el8_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1412.

NVD Description

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

GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library (GMP) through 6.2.1 has an mpz/inp_raw.c integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow via crafted input, leading to a segmentation fault on 32-bit platforms.

CVSS Base Scores

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