SB2020041202 - OpenSUSE Linux update for mgetty
Published: April 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020041202
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010190)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "putwhitespan()" function of mgetty in the "g3/pbm2g3.c" file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick a victim to open it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application, results in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.