QID 356996

Date Published: 2024-01-17

QID 356996: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libXpm : AL2012-2023-480

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2023-43788:
libXpm: out of bounds read in XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() NOTE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/1 NOTE: Fixed by: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/2fa554b01ef6079a9b35df9332bdc4f139ed67e0

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 356996

CVE-2023-43788 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
AL2012-2023-480	Amazon Linux Bare Metal		docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html

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