#VU71094 Memory leak in sdl2 - CVE-2022-4743

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71094

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4743

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
sdl2
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: zlib license

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the GLES_CreateTexture() function in render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

sdl2: 2.0.0 - 2.24.2

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External links
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230069-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.