SB2018112119 - Denial of service in tmux
Published: November 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018112119
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19387)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the format_cb_pane_tabs function, as defined in the format.csource code file. A local attacker can access a targeted system, execute an application that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.