SB2018030522 - Fedora 26 update for libcdio
Published: March 5, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18198)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the print_iso9660_recurse in iso-info.c due to improper handling of crafted ISO image files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ISO file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18199)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists in the realloc_symlink function due to improper handling of crafted ISO image files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ISO image file, trick the victim into opening it and cause the service to crash.
3) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18201)
CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the get_cdtext_generic() function due to double free. A local attacker can send specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.