CVE catalog
CVE-2018-13843
htslib: CVE-2018-13843
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.47% · Oct 27, 2026
An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in bgzf_getline in bgzf.c. NOTE: the software maintainer's position is that the "failure to free memory" can be fixed in applications that use the HTSlib library (such as test/test_bgzf.c in the original report) and is not a library issue
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | htslib | sid | 1.24-3 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | forky | 1.24-3 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | trixie | 1.21+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | bookworm | 1.16+ds-3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | htslib | source | sid | 1.9-2 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | forky | 1.9-2 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | trixie | 1.9-2 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | bookworm | 1.9-2 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [htslib-test]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [libhts3]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [libhts-dev]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [tabix]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [htslib-test]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [libhts3t64]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [libhts-dev]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [tabix]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9-2dsa · htslib · debian · 13
Observed: