Description
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function Mat_VarFree() in mat.c.
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 | libmatio | 1.5.13-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | libmatio | 1.5.13-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libmatio | 1.5.13-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libmatio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libmatio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libmatio | No fix yet | — |