SB2019080638 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for gnome 



SB2019080638 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for gnome

Published: August 6, 2019 Updated: April 23, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019080638
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5819)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in the parse_sinar_ia function
of dcraw_common.cpp due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.