Buffer Overflow Affecting liblouis-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.16.1-5.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.36% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-LIBLOUISDEBUGINFO-17820700
  • published6 Jul 2026
  • disclosed16 Mar 2023

Introduced: 16 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-26767  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 liblouis-debuginfo to version 0:3.16.1-5.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:6385.

NVD Description

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

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the lou_logFile function at logginc.c endpoint.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1