CVE-2022-1924

Description

DOS / potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using lzo decompression. Integer overflow in matroskademux element in lzo decompression function which causes a segfault, or could cause a heap overwrite, depending on libc and OS. Depending on the libc used, and the underlying OS capabilities, it could be just a segfault or a heap overwrite. If the libc uses mmap for large chunks, and the OS supports mmap, then it is just a segfault (because the realloc before the integer overflow will use mremap to reduce the size of the chunk, and it will start to write to unmapped memory). However, if using a libc implementation that does not use mmap, or if the OS does not support mmap while using libc, then this could result in a heap overwrite.

Weakness classification

• secalert@redhat.com: CWE-122
• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190

Primary references

• secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory