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Fedora 21: 2015-14200 Critical Null Pointer Fix in sblim-sfcb

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The latest sblim-sfcb security update in Fedora addresses a serious null pointer dereference vulnerability, boosting system stability and reliability for users
Fix possible null pointer dereference (CVE-2015-5185)

Summary

Small Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) is a CIM server conforming to the

CIM Operations over HTTP protocol.

It is robust, with low resource consumption and therefore specifically

suited for embedded and resource constrained environments.

sfcb supports providers written against the Common Manageability

Programming Interface (CMPI).

Update Information:

Fix possible null pointer dereference (CVE-2015-5185)

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Topics Covered

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Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1255587 - CVE-2015-5185 sblim-sfcb: lookupProviders() null pointer dereference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255587

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update sblim-sfcb' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: sblim-sfcb
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 1.4.8
Release: 5.fc21
URL: Summary : Small Footprint CIM Broker

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