Bug 1184701 – VUL-1: CVE-2021-30501: upx: Assertion abort in function MemBuffer:alloc()

Bug 1184701 - (CVE-2021-30501) VUL-1: CVE-2021-30501: upx: Assertion abort in function MemBuffer:alloc()

(CVE-2021-30501)
Summary:	VUL-1: CVE-2021-30501: upx: Assertion abort in function MemBuffer:alloc()

Status:	NEW

Classification:	openSUSE
Product:	openSUSE Distribution
Classification:	openSUSE
Component:	Security
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Priority:	P4 - Low Severity: Minor (vote)
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URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/281640/
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Reported:	2021-04-14 07:49 UTC by Alexander Bergmann
Modified:	2021-04-15 08:51 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Bergmann 2021-04-14 07:49:05 UTC

rh#1948696

An assertion abort was found in upx MemBuffer::alloc() in mem.cpp, in version UPX 4.0.0. The flow allows attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/486

Upstream patch:
https://github.com/upx/upx/pull/487
https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/28e761cd42211dfe0124b7a29b2f74730f453e46

References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948696
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-30501