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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-40145: Double Free

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-40145: Double Free

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/26/2021
Created
04/09/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

gdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free. NOTE: the vendor's position is "The GD2 image format is a proprietary image format of libgd. It has to be regarded as being obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-gd

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