Buffer Overflow Affecting ocaml-hivex-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+1590+a67ab969


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-OCAMLHIVEXDEBUGINFO-15467244
  • published12 Mar 2026
  • disclosed6 Nov 2022

Introduced: 6 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-40284  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 ocaml-hivex-debuginfo to version 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+1590+a67ab969 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:5264.

NVD Description

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

A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1