http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1201181 Bug ID: 1201181 Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2021-41690: dcmtk: malloced memory for storing all file information are recorded in a global variable LST and are not freed properly Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.4 Hardware: Other URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/335773/ OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem Assignee: screening-team-bugs@suse.de Reporter: abergmann@suse.com QA Contact: security-team@suse.de Found By: Security Response Team Blocker: --- CVE-2021-41690 DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The malloced memory for storing all file information are recorded in a global variable LST and are not freed properly. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program can incur a memory leak. An attacker can use it to launch a DoS attack. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-41690 https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85... http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41690 https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.