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Fedora 24: FEDORA-2016-cb03b6b70f Moderate: Mapserver Security Fix

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Calendar Grey December 20, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Mapserver update for Fedora 24 addresses CVE-2016-9839, improving security through modifications in error message clarity.
Security fix for CVE-2016-9839

Summary

Mapserver is an internet mapping program that converts GIS data to

map images in real time. With appropriate interface pages,

Mapserver can provide an interactive internet map based on

custom GIS data.

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-9839

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update Fedora software fix mapserver CVE-2016-9839

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1403890 - CVE-2016-9839 mapserver: Too verbose messages from OGR driver https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403890

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade mapserver' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

Name: mapserver
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 6.2.3
Release: 1.fc24
URL: https://www.mapserver.org/
Summary: Environment for building spatially-enabled internet applications

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update Fedora software fix mapserver CVE-2016-9839

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