Fedora: 2022-08f5b9318cf Major: FlightGear Configuration Breach Identified
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January 6, 2017
This update fixes a security problem, where the route manager can potentially overwrite arbitrary files
Summary
The Flight Gear project is working to create a sophisticated flight
simulator framework for the development and pursuit of interesting
flight simulator ideas. We are developing a solid basic sim that can be
expanded and improved upon by anyone interested in contributing
Update Information:
This update fixes a security problem, where the route manager can potentially
overwrite arbitrary files. CVE-2016-9956.
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-01eba63bcc 2017-01-06 17:12:24.038418
Name : FlightGear Product : Fedora 25 Version : 2016.3.1 Release : 3.fc25 URL : https://www.flightgear.org/ Summary : The FlightGear Flight Simulator Description : The Flight Gear project is working to create a sophisticated flight simulator framework for the development and pursuit of interesting flight simulator ideas. We are developing a solid basic sim that can be expanded and improved upon by anyone interested in contributing
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade FlightGear' 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: FlightGear
Product: Fedora 25
Version: 2016.3.1
Release: 3.fc25
Summary: The FlightGear Flight Simulator
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