An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users would be aware of the need to destruct this object returned by fai_load() in their own code
References
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https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330 | Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330 | Third Party Advisory |
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References | () https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330 - Third Party Advisory |
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Summary | An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users would be aware of the need to destruct this object returned by fai_load() in their own code |
Information
Published : 2018-07-10 18:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:48
NVD link : CVE-2018-13844
Mitre link : CVE-2018-13844
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-13844
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Products Affected
htslib
- htslib
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime