Fedora 22: 2015-9357 Moderate: Out Of Bounds Access In Less Utility
fedora
June 5, 2015
better fix of out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488 out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488
Summary
The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but has
more capabilities. Less allows you to move backwards in the file as
well as forwards. Since less doesn't have to read the entire input file
before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text editors (for
example, vi).
You should install less because it is a basic utility for viewing text
files, and you'll use it frequently.
Update Information:
better fix of out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488 out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Mon Jun 1 2015 Jozef Mlich
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1201310 - CVE-2014-9488 less: out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201310
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update less' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .
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Name: less
Product: Fedora 22
Version: 471
Release: 4.fc22
Summary: A text file browser similar to more, but better
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