Advisories » MGASA-2018-0277

Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 14 Jun 2018
Modification date: 14 Jun 2018
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 5 , 6
CVE: CVE-2016-10713 , CVE-2018-6951 , CVE-2018-1000156

Description

Updated patch package fixes security vulnerabilities:

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2016-10713).

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2018-6951).

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input validation. An
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2018-1000156).
                

References

• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22587
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10713
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6951
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000156

SRPMS

5/core

• patch-2.7.6-1.mga5

6/core

• patch-2.7.6-1.mga6