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Fedora 21 ABRT Security Update: CVE-2015-5302 Critical Fix
fedora
November 26, 2015
Security fix for CVE-2015-5302 abrt-2.3.0-12.fc21 - doc: fix default DumpLocation in abrt.conf man page - bodhi: fix typo in error messages - abrt- dump-xorg: support Xorg log back...
Summary
abrt is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and
to create a bug report with all information needed by maintainer to fix it.
It uses plugin system to extend its functionality.
Update Information:
Security fix for CVE-2015-5302 abrt-2.3.0-12.fc21 - doc: fix default DumpLocation in abrt.conf man page - bodhi: fix typo in error messages - abrt- dump-xorg: support Xorg log backtraces prefixed by (EE libreport-2.3.0-10.fc21 - fix save users changes after reviewing dump dir files - Resolves CVE-2015-5302
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1270903 - CVE-2015-5302 libreport: Possible private data leak in Bugzilla bugs opened by ABRT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270903
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update abrt' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .
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Name: abrt
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 2.3.0
Release: 12.fc21
Summary: Automatic bug detection and reporting tool
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