Resource Exhaustion Affecting mecab-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+1937+28fbbc83


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.59% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-MECABDEBUGINFO-10066277
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed31 Mar 2023

Introduced: 31 Mar 2023

CVE-2022-4899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 mecab-debuginfo to version 0:0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+1937+28fbbc83 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:0894.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in zstd v1.4.10, where an attacker can supply empty string as an argument to the command line tool to cause buffer overrun.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1