Memory Leak Affecting libsdl2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBSDL2-3229582
  • published14 Jan 2023
  • disclosed12 Jan 2023

Introduced: 12 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-4743  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 libsdl2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsdl2 package and not the libsdl2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A potential memory leak issue was discovered in SDL2 in GLES_CreateTexture() function in SDL_render_gles.c. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack. The vulnerability affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above. SDL-1.x are not affected.

CVSS Scores

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