CVE-2022-1795
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-1795 is a Use After Free vulnerability discovered in the GitHub repository gpac/gpac affecting versions prior to v2.1.0-DEV. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 18, 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), with the following metrics: Attack Vector: Network, Attack Complexity: Low, Privileges Required: None, User Interaction: None, Scope: Unchanged, and High impact on Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (Ubuntu).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access to privileged memory, affecting system security and stability. The high CVSS score indicates critical severity with potential for significant impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Ubuntu).

Mitigation and workarounds

A fix has been implemented in version v2.1.0-DEV of gpac. Various Linux distributions have also released security updates to address this vulnerability. Debian has fixed this issue in version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 for the stable distribution (bullseye) (Debian).

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