Description
A biWidth*biBitCnt integer overflow in input-bmp.c in autotrace 0.31.1 allows attackers to provide an unexpected input value to malloc via a malformed bitmap image.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | autotrace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | autotrace | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | autotrace | 0.31.1-53.el8 | RHSA-2021:4519 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | autotrace | 0.31.1-53.el8 | ALSA-2021:4519 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | autotrace +1 | 0.31.1-62.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-004 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | autotrace +1 | 0.31.1-38.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2023-1929 |
Advisories 5
- ALSA-2021:4519 Moderate: autotrace security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2021:4519 Red Hat Security Advisory: autotrace security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0571 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 28, 2026
- ALAS2023-2023-004 Moderate: autotrace security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 23, 2023
- ALAS2-2023-1929 Moderate: autotrace security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 4, 2023