Memory Leak Affecting freeglut-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.2.1-10.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.15% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-FREEGLUTDEBUGINFO-6835422
  • published11 May 2024
  • disclosed5 Feb 2024

Introduced: 5 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-24259  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 freeglut-debuginfo to version 0:3.2.1-10.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:2366.

NVD Description

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

freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1