SB2020031517 - OpenSUSE Linux update for librsvg
Published: March 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031517
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20446)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of nested patterns within SVG files in xml.rs in GNOME librsvg. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SVG file, pass if to the affected application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.