--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2018-78570112db
2018-03-13 17:14:38.070394
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : mingw-leptonica
Product     : Fedora 26
Version     : 1.74.4
Release     : 4.fc26
URL         : https://github.com/danbloomberg/leptonica
Summary     : MinGW Windows Leptonica library
Description :
MinGW Windows Leptonica library.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

This update fixes CVE-2017-18196.  ----  This update backports security fixes
for CVE-2018-3836, CVE-2018-7186 and CVE-2018-7247.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1549410 - CVE-2017-18196 leptonica: Mishandled pathnames in /tmp subdirectories can allow users to bypass intended file restrictions
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549410
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade mingw-leptonica' 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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Fedora 26: mingw-leptonica Security Update 2018-78570112db

March 13, 2018
This update fixes CVE-2017-18196

Summary

MinGW Windows Leptonica library.

This update fixes CVE-2017-18196. ---- This update backports security fixes

for CVE-2018-3836, CVE-2018-7186 and CVE-2018-7247.

[ 1 ] Bug #1549410 - CVE-2017-18196 leptonica: Mishandled pathnames in /tmp subdirectories can allow users to bypass intended file restrictions

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549410

su -c 'dnf upgrade mingw-leptonica' 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-2018-78570112db 2018-03-13 17:14:38.070394 Product : Fedora 26 Version : 1.74.4 Release : 4.fc26 URL : https://github.com/danbloomberg/leptonica Summary : MinGW Windows Leptonica library Description : MinGW Windows Leptonica library. This update fixes CVE-2017-18196. ---- This update backports security fixes for CVE-2018-3836, CVE-2018-7186 and CVE-2018-7247. [ 1 ] Bug #1549410 - CVE-2017-18196 leptonica: Mishandled pathnames in /tmp subdirectories can allow users to bypass intended file restrictions https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549410 su -c 'dnf upgrade mingw-leptonica' 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/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Product : Fedora 26
Version : 1.74.4
Release : 4.fc26
URL : https://github.com/danbloomberg/leptonica
Summary : MinGW Windows Leptonica library

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