Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-26767
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the liblouis package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. 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 NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
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 lou_logFile function at logginc.c endpoint.
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-2023-26767 |
| Debian:13 | liblouis | 3.24.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26767 |
| Debian:14 | liblouis | 3.24.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26767 |
| 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-2023-26767 |