high
7.5
CWE
399
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-9848

First published: Tue Jun 07 2016(Updated: )

Avoid a memory leak in quantum management. CVE assignment: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/459</a> Upstream patch: <a href="https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&amp;id=44675e8e48977bbeb1cafade861db2d777a5c7ae">https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/imagemagick.git/commit/?h=debian-patches/6.8.9.9-4-for-upstream&amp;id=44675e8e48977bbeb1cafade861db2d777a5c7ae</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
openSUSE=42.2
openSUSE=13.2
openSUSE Leap=42.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi=12.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12.0-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12.0-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12.0-sp2
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.10
ImageMagick ImageMagick
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=16.10
ImageMagick ImageMagick<6.9.4-0

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343507

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-9848?

    CVE-2014-9848 has been classified with moderate severity due to the memory leak in quantum management.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-9848?

    To fix CVE-2014-9848, apply the relevant patches provided by the respective vendor for the affected software.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2014-9848?

    CVE-2014-9848 affects various versions of ImageMagick and multiple distributions of openSUSE and Ubuntu.

  • Can CVE-2014-9848 lead to a denial of service?

    Yes, CVE-2014-9848 can potentially lead to denial of service due to memory exhaustion.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-9848?

    Currently, there is no officially recommended workaround for CVE-2014-9848 other than applying the patch.

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