CVE-2023-26769
High · 7.5CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.2%
Published
Mar 16, 2023
CISA due date
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Cloudanix analysis
Monitor only
SSVC: Track
There is not enough information available about this issue to know what it affects or how serious it might be.
- Exploitation
- Remote Unauthenticated
- Attacker needs
- None
- Complexity
- Low
- Impact
- Other
- Component
- Other
- Class
- Other
- Remediation
- Other
- Effort
- Other
- Patch risk
- Other
What it actually does
No description or affected products provided; technical details of the flaw cannot be determined.
Why it matters to the business
Minimal operational risk indicated by stable low EPSS and absence from KEV after more than three years; unknown prevalence due to missing product data.
How an attack unfolds
No exploitation narrative available; no threat actors or campaigns referenced and exploit maturity listed as None.
How to fix it
No fixed versions listed; monitor upstream sources for any future patches or advisories related to CVE-2023-26769.
How to confirm the fix worked
Confirm exposure by reviewing vendor security notices and changelogs for any mention of the identifier once details are published.
How to detect it
No log sources or artifacts can be derived without a description or affected products.
What your security team should do
- Treat as low priority given unchanged EPSS and non-KEV status.
- Re-evaluate when product or fix information becomes available.
- Include the CVE identifier in routine vulnerability scans for completeness.
The record
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | liblouis | 0 | 3.16.1-5.el9 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-louis | 0 | 3.16.1-5.el9 |
| Debian:10 | liblouis | 0 | No fix |
| Debian:11 | liblouis | 0 | No fix |
| Debian:12 | liblouis | 0 | No fix |
| Debian:13 | liblouis | 0 | 3.24.0-2 |
| Debian:14 | liblouis | 0 | 3.24.0-2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | liblouis | 0 | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | liblouis-debuginfo | 0 | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | liblouis-debugsource | 0 | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | liblouis-utils-debuginfo | 0 | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | python3-louis | 0 | 0:3.16.1-5.el9 |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.3.0-150000.4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | liblouis | 0 | 3.20.0-150400.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.3.0-150000.4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | liblouis | 0 | 3.3.0-150000.4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.2 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | python-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.14.3 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | python3-louis | 0 | 2.6.4-6.16.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | liblouis | 0 | 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | liblouis | 0 | 3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | liblouis | 0 | 3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | liblouis | 0 | 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | liblouis | 0 | 3.20.0-150400.3.8.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | liblouis | 0 | 3.3.0-150000.4.13.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | liblouis | 0 | 3.11.0-150200.3.8.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | liblouis | 0 | 3.25.0-2.1 |
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