Summary
It was discovered that GNU cflow was incorrectly handling memory cleanup
operations at the end of a compilation module. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | cflow | 1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.16.04.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | cflow | 1:1.4+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.18.04.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
GNU cflow through 1.6 has a use-after-free in the reference function in parser.c.
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16165