Description
An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.6.2. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function read_bytes_internal in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This issue is different from CVE-2018-20230.
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 | pspp | 1.6.2-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | pspp | 1.6.2-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | pspp | 1.6.2-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pspp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pspp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | pspp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pspp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pspp | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pspp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pspp | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977
- FEDORA-2022-629b1e8b81 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-ad61bb0c42 vendor-advisory