QID 242306

Date Published: 2023-11-08

QID 242306: Red Hat Update for gmp (RHSA-2023:6661)

The gmp packages contain gnu mp, a library for arbitrary precision arithmetics, signed integers operations, rational numbers, and floating point numbers. ..
Security fix(es):

    gmp: integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow via crafted input (cve-2021-43618).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:6661 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242306

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:6661 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6661