Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libXpm package, versions <0:3.5.13-10.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-LIBXPM-7878915
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed4 Oct 2023

Introduced: 4 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-43789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 libXpm to version 0:3.5.13-10.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2146.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libXpm package and not the libXpm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

CVSS Scores

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