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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-40145: Security patch for gd (ALAS-2023-2044)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-40145: Security patch for gd (ALAS-2023-2044)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/26/2021
Created
05/17/2023
Added
05/17/2023
Modified
11/08/2023

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)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gd
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gd-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gd-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gd-progs

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