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Unscored CVE-2018-19976 EUVD-2018-11643GHSA-wrpm-24mf-gq6c

In YARA 3.8.1, bytecode in a specially crafted compiled rule is exposed to information about its environment, in libyara/exec.c. This is a …

Published Dec 17, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

In YARA 3.8.1, bytecode in a specially crafted compiled rule is exposed to information about its environment, in libyara/exec.c. This is a consequence of the design of the YARA virtual machine.

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 yara 3.8.1-2 —
Debian 13 yara 3.8.1-2 —
Debian 12 yara 3.8.1-2 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS yara 3.7.1-1ubuntu2+esm1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS yara 3.4.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 —

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