Buffer Overflow Affecting python2-numpy-devel package, versions <1.16.5-150000.1.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-PYTHON2NUMPYDEVEL-2958238
  • published22 Jul 2022
  • disclosed19 Jul 2022

Introduced: 19 Jul 2022

CVE-2021-41496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 python2-numpy-devel to version 1.16.5-150000.1.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-numpy-devel package and not the python2-numpy-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the array_from_pyobj function of fortranobject.c in NumPy < 1.19, which allows attackers to conduct a Denial of Service attacks by carefully constructing an array with negative values. NOTE: The vendor does not agree this is a vulnerability; the negative dimensions can only be created by an already privileged user (or internally)

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