Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-24258: ELSA-2024-2366: freeglut security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function. A memory leak flaw was found in the glutAddSubMenu function of freeglut, an open-source alternative to the OpenGL Utility Toolkit. This flaw allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack by crashing or hanging the program or taking advantage of other unexpected program behavior resulting from a low memory condition.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeglut
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeglut-devel
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