Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-46285: Security patch for libXpm (ALAS-2023-1693)

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-46285: Security patch for libXpm (ALAS-2023-1693)

Severity

8

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

01/17/2023

Created

02/24/2023

Added

02/23/2023

Modified

01/28/2025

Description

A flaw was found in libXpm. This issue occurs when parsing a file with a comment not closed; the end-of-file condition will not be detected, leading to an infinite loop and resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library.

Solution(s)

• amazon-linux-upgrade-libxpm

References

• ALAS-2023-1693
• CVE-2022-46285
• USN-5807-1