vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-44638: Pixman: Heap Buffer Overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 3, 2022 | Jul 3, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 3, 2022
Added
Jul 3, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
In libpixman in Pixman before 0.42.2, there is an out-of-bounds write (aka heap-based buffer overflow) in rasterize_edges_8 due to an integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-pixman
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