Description
An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
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 12 | mathtex | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | mathtex | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | mathtex | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mathtex | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mathtex | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mathtex | No fix yet | — |