CVE-2022-4743

Description

A potential memory leak issue was discovered in SDL2 in GLES_CreateTexture() function in SDL_render_gles.c. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack. The vulnerability affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above. SDL-1.x are not affected.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a SDL2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743 third party advisory
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4b third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-4743?
CVE-2022-4743 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-4743?
To fix CVE-2022-4743, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-4743 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-4743 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-4743?
CVE-2022-4743 affects n/a SDL2.
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