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ALSA-2024:2366

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2024-04-30 00:00 – Updated: 2024-05-07 15:00 – Source website

Summary

Moderate: freeglut security update

Details

freeglut is a completely open source alternative to the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) library with an OSI approved free software license.

Security Fix(es):

freeglut: memory leak via glutAddSubMenu() function (CVE-2024-24258)
freeglut: memory leak via glutAddMenuEntry() function (CVE-2024-24259)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2366	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-24258	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-24259	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2263939	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2263943	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2366.html	ADVISORY

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      "ranges": [
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  "id": "ALSA-2024:2366",
  "modified": "2024-05-07T15:00:42Z",
  "published": "2024-04-30T00:00:00Z",
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  "summary": "Moderate: freeglut security update"
}

CVE-2024-24258 (GCVE-0-2024-24258)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:29

Summary

freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-02-07 15:30 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/b…
https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…

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CVE-2024-24259 (GCVE-0-2024-24259)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:29

Summary

freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-08 17:18 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/b…
https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…

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ALSA-2024:2366

CVE-2024-24258 (GCVE-0-2024-24258)

CVE-2024-24259 (GCVE-0-2024-24259)

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