MGASA-2022-0326 - Updated sdl2 packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 16 Sep 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0326.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-33657

There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple
DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions. By crafting a malicious .BMP
file, an attacker can cause the application using this library to crash,
for denial of service, or for Code execution. (CVE-2021-33657)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30293
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2022-April/010735.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/RT4PK6MXMUBIFIGD2YA7HAH4DD43QU3Z/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5398-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33657

SRPMS:
- 8/core/sdl2-2.0.14-1.1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0326: sdl2 security update

There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions

Summary

There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions. By crafting a malicious .BMP file, an attacker can cause the application using this library to crash, for denial of service, or for Code execution. (CVE-2021-33657)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30293

- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2022-April/010735.html

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/RT4PK6MXMUBIFIGD2YA7HAH4DD43QU3Z/

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5398-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33657

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0326 - Updated sdl2 packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/sdl2-2.0.14-1.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 16 Sep 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0326.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-33657

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