CVE-2018-5801 Null dereference in LibRaw

What is CVE-2018-5801?

CVE-2018-5801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An error within the "LibRaw::unpack()" function (src/libraw_cxx.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5801?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libraw Libraw, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5801?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-5801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5801, GHSA-chvh-r3pc-vjf8, MGASA-2019-0017, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5801.