Memory leak in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-7757 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ffmpeg (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU10927
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7757
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c source code in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function due to memory leak. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsffmpeg (Alpine package): 4.0.2-r0 - 4.0.6-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d8d38dabc6e30c901eb6bd6627d8337849d7c041
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cf78a820406ae4481e937bc2fba252ff79c89a09
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=859fd99d06049c009c8b745626511cd681061a99
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=67e1fa48160c4e435007390d685bdfacd84ea1f0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
