Description
mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is: DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mgetty | mgetty | prior to version 1.2.1 [fixed: 1.2.1] | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mgetty | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mgetty | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mgetty | 1.2.1-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mgetty | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mgetty | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mgetty | No fix yet | — |