| Name | CVE-2024-40897 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in orcparse.c of ORC versions prior to 0.4.39. If a developer is tricked to process a specially crafted file with the affected ORC compiler, an arbitrary code may be executed on the developer's build environment. This may lead to compromise of developer machines or CI build environments. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| orc (PTS) | bullseye | 1:0.4.32-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1:0.4.33-2 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid, trixie | 1:0.4.41-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| orc | source | (unstable) | 1:0.4.39-1 | | | |
Notes
[bookworm] - orc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - orc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0003.html
Fixed by: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc/-/commit/fb7db9ae3e8ac271651d1884a3611d30bac04a98 (0.4.39)