Fedora 23: FEDORA-2016-637618fcd4 Critical: DLL Hijacking Fix
fedora
December 7, 2016
New upstream version 2.50
Summary
NSIS, the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, is a script-driven
Windows installation system.
This package includes native Fedora binaries of makensis (etc.) and
all plugins.
Update Information:
New upstream version 2.50. - Fixes serious DLL hijacking attack:
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1309882 - Security: NSIS < 2.50 allows DLL hijacking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1309882
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade mingw-nsis' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html
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Name: mingw-nsis
Product: Fedora 23
Version: 2.50
Release: 1.fc23
Summary: Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
Topics Covered
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