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Red Hat: CVE-2019-6978: CVE-2019-6978 gd: Double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-6978: CVE-2019-6978 gd: Double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/28/2019
Created
09/13/2019
Added
09/12/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

The GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5 has a double free in the gdImage*Ptr() functions in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c. NOTE: PHP is unaffected.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-gd
  • redhat-upgrade-gd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gd-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gd-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gd-progs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf-lite
  • redhat-upgrade-libwmf-lite-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-4384
  • CVE-2019-6978
  • RHSA-2019:2722
  • RHSA-2020:3943
  • RHSA-2020:4659

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