MGASA-2018-0076 Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.13 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KPTI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0078 Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update provided the upstream 4.14.13 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0079 Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides microcode fixes and mitigations for Spectre CVE-2017-5715 for many Intel CPUs produced in the last 5 years. So far the Intel microcode updates are for several processors from the Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Gemini Lake, Apollo Lake, Crystal Well and I...

MGASA-2018-0073 Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.4.111 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0074 Updated kernel-tmb packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-tmb update is based on the upstream 4.4.111 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0071 Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

The MRDISC dissector could crash CVE-2017-17997. The IxVeriWave file parser could crash CVE-2018-5334. The WCP dissector could crash CVE-2018-5335. Multiple dissectors could crash CVE-2018-5336. Prior to this release dumpcap enabled the Linux kernel’s BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpfjitenabl...

MGASA-2018-0070 Updated libvorbis packages fix security vulnerabilities

Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5 allows Remote Code Execution upon freeing uninitialized memory in the function vorbisanalysisheaderout in info.c when vi-channels=0, a similar issue to Mozilla bug 550184. CVE-2017-14632 In Xiph.Org libvorbis 1.3.5, an out-of-bounds array read vulnerability exists in the...

MGASA-2018-0072 Updated flash-player-plugin package fixes security vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 addresses an important out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to information exposure CVE-2018-4871...

MGASA-2018-0069 Updated irssi packages fix security vulnerabilities

Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled incomplete escape codes. If a user were tricked into using malformed commands or opening malformed files, an attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service CVE-2018-5205. Joseph Bisch discovered that...

MGASA-2018-0067 Updated dokuwiki package fixes security vulnerability

DokuWiki through 2017-02-19b has XSS in the at parameter aka the DATEAT variable to doku.php and updated package is fixed by added patch from upstream...

MGASA-2018-0068 Updated poppler packages fix security vulnerability

freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1 fails to validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord, leading to overflow in subsequent calculations. CVE-2017-1000456...

MGASA-2018-0066 Updated python-mistune packages fix security vulnerabilities

mistune.py in Mistune 0.7.4 allows XSS via an unexpected newline such as in java\nscript: or a crafted email address, related to the escape and autolink functions CVE-2017-15612. A cross-site-scripting vulnerability was found in python-mistune CVE-2017-16876...

MGASA-2018-0065 Updated openafs packages fixes security vulnerability

This update provides an update to openafs 1.6.22, fixing the following security issue: It was discovered that malformed jumbogram packets could result in denial of service against OpenAFS CVE-2017-17432. It also adds support for 4.14 series kernels...

MGASA-2018-0062 kernel update provides 4.14 series and fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel update provides an upgrade to the 4.14 longterm branch, currently based on 4.14.10. It also fixes at least the following security issues: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wi-fi driver CVE-2017-0786. Use-after-free vulnerability in the sndpcminfo function in the...

MGASA-2018-0064 kernel-linus update provides 4.14 series and fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update provides an upgrade to the 4.14 longterm branch, currently based on 4.14.10. It also fixes at least the following security issues: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wi-fi driver CVE-2017-0786. Use-after-free vulnerability in the sndpcminfo function i...

MGASA-2018-0063 kernel-tmb update provides 4.14 series and fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-tmb update provides an upgrade to the 4.14 longterm branch, currently based on 4.14.10. It also fixes at least the following security issues: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wi-fi driver CVE-2017-0786. Use-after-free vulnerability in the sndpcminfo function in...

MGASA-2018-0059 Updated backintime packages fix security vulnerability

backintime aka Back in Time before 1.1.24 did improper escaping/quoting of file paths used as arguments to the 'notify-send' command, leading to some parts of file paths being executed as shell commands within an os.system call in qt4/plugins/notifyplugin.py. This could allow an attacker to craft...

MGASA-2018-0060 Updated erlang packages fix security vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the TLS server in Erlang is vulnerable to an adaptive chosen ciphertext attack against RSA keys CVE-2017-1000385...

MGASA-2018-0061 Updated wildmidi packages fix security vulnerabilities

The WMSetupMidiEvent function in internalmidi.c:2318 in WildMIDI before 0.4.2 can cause a denial of serviceinvalid memory read and application crash via a crafted mid file CVE-2017-11661. The WMParseNewMidi function in fmidi.c in WildMIDI before 0.4.2 can cause a denial of serviceinvalid memory...

MGASA-2018-0058 Updated systemd packages fix security vulnerability

Updated systemd packages fix security vulnerability: Karim Hossen & Thomas Imbert and Nelson William Gamazo Sanchez independently discovered that systemd-resolved incorrectly handled certain DNS responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to temporarily stop...

MGASA-2018-0056 Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability

Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability: A flaw was discovered in the gdm where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ranonce boolean during autologin. If autologin was enable for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen CVE-2017-12164...

MGASA-2018-0057 Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability

Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability: gnome-shell through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications but not interact with them, see information...

MGASA-2018-0055 Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability

gnome-shell through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications but not interact with them, see information from the extensions e.g., what applications you have open...

MGASA-2018-0053 Updated curl packages fix security vulnerability

If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar. The issue pertains to the function that loads cookies into memory, which reads the specified file...

MGASA-2018-0054 Updated curl packages fix security vulnerability

libcurl contains a buffer overrun flaw in the NTLM authentication code CVE-2017-8816. libcurl contains a read out of bounds flaw in the FTP wildcard function CVE-2017-8817. libcurl may read outside of a heap allocated buffer when doing FTP CVE-2017-1000254. libcurl contains a buffer overrun flaw ...

MGASA-2018-0048 Updated libxml2 & perl-XML-LibXML packages fix security vulnerabilities

Use-after-free error could lead to crash CVE-2016-4658. Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function CVE-2016-5131. libxml2 2.9.4 and earli...

MGASA-2018-0052 Updated swftools packages fix security vulnerability

A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, due to bundled code in Gfx.cc from Xpdf 3.02 CVE-2017-7698...

MGASA-2018-0051 Updated libexif packages fix security vulnerability

A vulnerability was found in libexif. The vulnerability is caused by an integer overflow. In some cases, the integer overflow can cause Heap Out-of-Bounds Read, i.e. Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability. In some other cases, the integer overflow can cause use of uninitialized pointer variable, i.e...

MGASA-2018-0049 Updated perl packages fix security vulnerability

Jakub Wilk reported a heap buffer overflow flaw in the regular expression compiler, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a specially crafted regular expression with the case-insensitive modifier CVE-2017-12837. Jakub Wilk reported a buffer over-read flaw in the regular...

MGASA-2018-0050 Updated libxml2 packages fix security vulnerability

Integer overflow in memory debug code in libxml2 before 2.9.5 CVE-2017-5130. It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service CVE-2017-15412...

MGASA-2018-0047 Updated perl packages fix security vulnerability

John Lightsey and Todd Rinaldo reported that the opportunistic loading of optional modules can make many programs unintentionally load code from the current working directory which might be changed to another directory without the user realising and potentially leading to privilege escalation...

MGASA-2018-0046 Updated binutils packages fix security vulnerability

Exploitable buffer overflow CVE-2016-2226. Invalid write due to a use-after-free to array btypevec CVE-2016-4487. Invalid write due to a use-after-free to array ktypevec CVE-2016-4488. Invalid write due to integer overflow CVE-2016-4489. Write access violation CVE-2016-4490. Write access violatio...

MGASA-2018-0034 Updated gdb packages fix security vulnerability

Hanno Böck discovered that gdb incorrectly handled certain malformed AOUT headers in PE executables. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause gdb to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly...

MGASA-2018-0035 Updated gdb packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause gdb to crash, resulting in a denial of service CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-6131...

MGASA-2018-0045 Updated awstats packages fix security vulnerability

The cPanel Security Team discovered two path traversal flaws in awstats in the "config" and "migrate" parameters that could be leveraged for unauthenticated remote code execution CVE-2017-1000501...

MGASA-2018-0036 Updated connman packages fix security vulnerability

Security consultants in NRI Secure Technologies discovered a stack overflow vulnerability in ConnMan. An attacker with control of the DNS responses to the DNS proxy in ConnMan might crash the service and, in same cases, remotely execute arbitrary commands in the host running the service...

MGASA-2018-0037 Updated fontforge packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could use this flaw by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted OpenType font file, thus causing a denial-of-service via application crash, or execution of arbitrary code CVE-2017-11568,...

MGASA-2018-0044 Updated wayland packages fix security vulnerability

It is possible to trigger heap overflows due to an integer overflow while parsing images. The integer overflow occurs because the chosen limit 0x10000 for dimensions is too large for 32 bit systems, because each pixel takes 4 bytes. Properly chosen values allow an overflow which in turn will lead...

MGASA-2018-0032 Updated OpenEXR packages fix security vulnerability

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid read of size 2 in the hufDecode function in ImfHuf.cpp could cause the application to crash CVE-2017-9110. In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid read of size 1 in the getBits function in ImfHuf.cpp could cause the application to crash CVE-2017-9112. In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invali...

MGASA-2018-0043 Updated libextractor packages fix security vulnerability

GNU Libextractor 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a crafted GIF, IT Impulse Tracker, NSFE, S3M Scream Tracker 3, SID, or XM eXtended Module file, as demonstrated by the EXTRACTORxmextractmethod function in...

MGASA-2018-0042 Updated fossil packages fix security vulnerability

Client-side code execution via crafted "ssh://" URLs CVE-2017-17459...

MGASA-2018-0033 Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerability

A double-free flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP's slapd server using the MDB backend handled LDAP searches. A remote attacker with access to search the directory could potentially use this flaw to crash slapd by issuing a specially crafted LDAP search query CVE-2017-9287. The openldap package ha...

MGASA-2018-0041 Updated mercurial packages fix security vulnerability

A specially malformed repository may have caused Git subrepositories to run arbitrary code CVE-2017-17458...

MGASA-2018-0031 Updated perl-DBD-mysql packages fix security vulnerability

Pali Rohar discovered that DBD::mysql constructed an error message in a fixed-length buffer, leading to a crash FORTIFYSOURCE failure and, potentially, to denial of service CVE-2016-1246. A vulnerability was discovered in perl-DBD-MySQL that can lead to an out-of-bounds read when using server sid...

MGASA-2018-0039 Updated jbig2dec packages fix security vulnerability

libjbig2dec.a in Artifex jbig2dec 0.13 has a NULL pointer dereference in the jbig2huffmanget function in jbig2huffman.c. For example, the jbig2dec utility will crash segmentation fault when parsing an invalid file CVE-2017-9216...

MGASA-2018-0040 Updated python-werkzeug packages fix security vulnerability

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the renderfull function in debug/tbtools.py in the debugger in Pallets Werkzeug before 0.11.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a field that contains an exception message CVE-2016-10516...

MGASA-2018-0038 Updated mbedtls packages fix security vulnerability

ARM mbed TLS before 1.3.21, 2.1.x before 2.1.9 and 2.x before 2.6.0, if optional authentication is configured, allows remote attackers to bypass peer authentication via an X.509 certificate chain with many intermediates CVE-2017-14032...

MGASA-2018-0029 Updated rkhunter packages fix security vulnerability

The rkhunter package has been updated to disable by default an insecure cron job. The script is now included with the package as documentation. See the README.urpmi file for more information...

MGASA-2018-0028 Updated raptor2 packages fix security vulnerability

The raptor2 package has been patched to fix two heap buffer overflows...

MGASA-2018-0030 Updated gimp packages fix security vulnerability

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the GIMP which could result in denial of service application crash or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files are opened CVE-2017-17784, CVE-2017-17785, CVE-2017-17786, CVE-2017-17787, CVE-2017-17788, CVE-2017-17789...