QID 242580

Date Published: 2023-12-14

QID 242580: Red Hat Update for pixman (RHSA-2023:7531)

Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the x window system and cairo...Security Fix(es):

    pixman: integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y leading to heap out-of-bounds write (cve-2022-44638).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 8.8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 8.8 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 8.8 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 8.8 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 Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:7531 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242580

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:7531 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7531