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CVE-2024-55195: 
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An allocation-size-too-big bug was discovered in OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev, specifically in the component /imagebuf.cpp. The vulnerability was identified and reported on December 2, 2024, affecting the image processing functionality of the software (GitHub Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability occurs when the program requests to allocate too much space in the ImageBufImpl::new_pixels function at src/libOpenImageIO/imagebuf.cpp:682. The issue manifests when attempting to allocate memory with a size of 0x1fdfffffc04 (0x1fe00000c08 after adjustments), which exceeds the maximum supported size of 0x10000000000 (GitHub Issue). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition when the program attempts to allocate excessive memory space (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5.18.0+dfsg-1 of the software (Debian Tracker). Users are advised to upgrade to this or later versions to mitigate the vulnerability.

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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