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Fedora 24: Security Update for Libnl3 Addressing Integer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2017
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The recent patch for libnl3 in Fedora 24 fixes a buffer overflow issue in nlmsg_reserve, bolstering overall network safety.
lib: check for integer overflow in nlmsg_reserve() (rh#1440788, rh#1440789, CVE-2017-0553)

Summary

This package contains a convenience library to simplify

using the Linux kernel's netlink sockets interface for

network manipulation

lib: check for integer overflow in nlmsg_reserve() (rh#1440788, rh#1440789,

CVE-2017-0553)

[ 1 ] Bug #1440789 - CVE-2017-0553 libnl3: libnl: Integer overflow in nlmsg_reserve() [fedora-all]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440789

su -c 'dnf upgrade libnl3' 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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Product: Fedora 24
Version: 3.2.28
Release: 5.fc24
Summary: Convenience library for kernel netlink sockets

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