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Ubuntu: (CVE-2020-36148): libmysofa vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 8, 2021
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

Incorrect handling of input data in verifyAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-libmysofa
Title
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