SB2019101620 - OpenSUSE Linux update for GraphicsMagick
Published: October 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019101620
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16709)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within coders/dps.c, as demonstrated by XCreateImage. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.