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Unscored CVE-2014-4715 EUVD-2014-4634GHSA-c356-gp5w-pv9x

Yann Collet LZ4 before r119, when used on certain 32-bit platforms that allocate memory beyond 0x80000000, does not properly detect integer…

Published Jul 3, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Yann Collet LZ4 before r119, when used on certain 32-bit platforms that allocate memory beyond 0x80000000, does not properly detect integer overflows, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4611.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 lz4 0.0~r119-1 —
Debian 13 lz4 0.0~r119-1 —
Debian 12 lz4 0.0~r119-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS lz4 0.0~r114-2ubuntu1+esm1 —

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