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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-15101: ELSA-2017-3384: liblouis security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-15101: ELSA-2017-3384: liblouis security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/02/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution. A missing fix for one stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() for CVE-2014-8184 was discovered. An attacker could cause denial of service or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-liblouis
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-liblouis-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-liblouis-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-liblouis-python
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-liblouis-utils

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