QID 352455

Date Published: 2021-07-02

QID 352455: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for transfig: ALAS2-2021-1682

<DIV ID="issue_overview"> an out of bounds flaw was found in fig2dev utility within transfig.
An attacker could use this flaw and provide a crafted input to read_objects() probably resulting in a crash or in some cases memory corruption.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability. (
cve-2021-3561 ) </DIV>

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Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.8 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2021-1682 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS2-2021-1682 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1682.html

CVEs related to QID 352455

CVE-2021-3561 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS2-2021-1682	Amazon Linux 2		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1682.html

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