Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202105-28 ========================================== Severity: Low Date : 2021-05-25 CVE-ID : CVE-2021-3504 Package : hivex Type : denial of service Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1907 Summary ======= The package hivex before version 1.3.20-1 is vulnerable to denial of service. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 1.3.20-1. # pacman -Syu "hivex>=1.3.20-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.3.20. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== A security issue was found in the hivex library before version 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. Impact ====== A crafted Windows Registry (hive) file could lead to an application crash. References ========== https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687 https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/8f1935733b10d974a1a4176d38dd151ed98cf381 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-3504