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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-46285: Security patch for libXpm (ALAS-2023-1962)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-46285: Security patch for libXpm (ALAS-2023-1962)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/07/2023
Created
02/23/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
02/23/2023

Description

A flaw was found in libXpm. This issue occurs when parsing a file with a comment not closed; the end-of-file condition will not be detected, leading to an infinite loop and resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxpm
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxpm-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxpm-devel

References

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