SB2017120656 - Fedora 26 update for LibRaw
Published: December 6, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120656
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16910)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of photo files. A local attacker can send specially crafted files, trigger invalid read memory access in the LibRaw::xtrans_interpolate() function and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.