Summary
The motif packages include the Motif shared libraries needed to run applications which are dynamically linked against Motif, as well as MWM, the Motif Window Manager.
Security Fix(es):
* libXpm: out of bounds read in XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() (CVE-2023-43788)
* libXpm: out of bounds read on XPM with corrupted colormap (CVE-2023-43789)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | motif | 2.3.4-20.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | motif-devel | 2.3.4-20.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | motif-static | 2.3.4-20.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 5.5
Libxpm: out of bounds read in xpmcreatexpmimagefrombuffer()
A vulnerability was found in libXpm due to a boundary condition within the XpmCreateXpmImageFromBuffer() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
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Medium 5.5
Libxpm: out of bounds read on xpm with corrupted colormap
A vulnerability was found in libXpm where a vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.