Use After Free Affecting yum package, versions <0:4.2.7-6.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.12% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-YUM-3600432
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jan 2019

Introduced: 21 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-3817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 yum to version 0:4.2.7-6.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3583.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps before version 0.1.10 in the way ObjMRTrees are merged. An attacker, who is able to make an application read a crafted comps XML file, may be able to crash the application or execute malicious code.