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Alma Linux: CVE-2024-40897: Moderate: orc security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 26, 2024
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in orcparse.c of ORC versions prior to 0.4.39. If a developer is tricked to process a specially crafted file with the affected ORC compiler, an arbitrary code may be executed on the developer's build environment. This may lead to compromise of developer machines or CI build environments.

Solutions

alma-upgrade-orcalma-upgrade-orc-compileralma-upgrade-orc-devel
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