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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libmaxminddb0 package, versions <1.4.2-1.3.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBMAXMINDDB0-2732993
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Apr 2020
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Introduced: 8 Apr 2020

CVE-2018-19624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libmaxminddb0 to version 1.4.2-1.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmaxminddb0 package and not the libmaxminddb0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the PVFS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-pvfs2.c by preventing a NULL pointer dereference.