MGASA-2018-0448 - Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 15 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-6951,
     CVE-2018-6952

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed
patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash patch
by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6951).

A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed
patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the
patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches
(CVE-2018-6952).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23704
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/DTAZPKCAJTAOK6CYQP7SPWNXDIAG4A37/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6951
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6952

SRPMS:
- 6/core/patch-2.7.6-1.1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0448: patch security update

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed patch files

Summary

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way patch processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash patch by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6951).
A double-free flaw was found in the way the patch utility processed patch files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash the patch utility by tricking it into processing crafted patches (CVE-2018-6952).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23704

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/DTAZPKCAJTAOK6CYQP7SPWNXDIAG4A37/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6951

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6952

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0448 - Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/patch-2.7.6-1.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 15 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0448.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-6951, CVE-2018-6952

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