Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-26768
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in the liblouis package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the compileTranslationTable.c and lou_setDataPath functions.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | liblouis | 3.16.1-5.el9 | ALSA-2023:6385 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-louis | 3.16.1-5.el9 | ALSA-2023:6385 |
| Debian:12 | liblouis | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26768 |
| Debian:13 | liblouis | 3.24.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26768 |
| Debian:14 | liblouis | 3.24.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26768 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | liblouis | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 | RLSA-2023:6385 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | liblouis | 3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2 | USN-5996-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | liblouis | 3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26768 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H