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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-ae18216e75
2017-03-20 22:11:58.761209
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Name        : R
Product     : Fedora 25
Version     : 3.3.3
Release     : 1.fc25
URL         : https://www.r-project.org/
Summary     : A language for data analysis and graphics
Description :
This is a metapackage that provides both core R userspace and
all R development components.

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.
R is similar to the award-winning S system, which was developed at
Bell Laboratories by John Chambers et al. It provides a wide
variety of statistical and graphical techniques (linear and
nonlinear modelling, statistical tests, time series analysis,
classification, clustering, ...).

R is designed as a true computer language with control-flow
constructions for iteration and alternation, and it allows users to
add additional functionality by defining new functions. For
computationally intensive tasks, C, C++ and Fortran code can be linked
and called at run time.

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Update Information:

Update to 3.3.3. Fix CVE-2016-8714.
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1431171 - CVE-2016-8714 R: Buffer overflow in the LoadEncoding functionality
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431171
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade R' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 25: R Security Update

March 21, 2017
Update to 3.3.3

Summary

This is a metapackage that provides both core R userspace and

all R development components.

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

R is similar to the award-winning S system, which was developed at

Bell Laboratories by John Chambers et al. It provides a wide

variety of statistical and graphical techniques (linear and

nonlinear modelling, statistical tests, time series analysis,

classification, clustering, ...).

R is designed as a true computer language with control-flow

constructions for iteration and alternation, and it allows users to

add additional functionality by defining new functions. For

computationally intensive tasks, C, C++ and Fortran code can be linked

and called at run time.

Update Information:

Update to 3.3.3. Fix CVE-2016-8714.

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1431171 - CVE-2016-8714 R: Buffer overflow in the LoadEncoding functionality https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431171

Update Instructions

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

Severity
Name : R
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 3.3.3
Release : 1.fc25
URL : https://www.r-project.org/
Summary : A language for data analysis and graphics

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