Fedora: 2023-b7f5059ee9 Critical: Indent Heap Overwrite and Overread Fix
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September 7, 2023
This release fixes a heap buffer overwrite in search_brace() (CVE-2023-40305) and a heap overread in lexi().
Summary
Indent is a GNU program for beautifying C code, so that it is easier to
read. Indent can also convert from one C writing style to a different
one. Indent understands correct C syntax and tries to handle incorrect
C syntax.
Install the indent package if you are developing applications in C and
you want a program to format your code.
Update Information:
This release fixes a heap buffer overwrite in search_brace() (CVE-2023-40305) and a heap overread in lexi().
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Wed Aug 16 2023 Petr Pisar
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2231854 - CVE-2023-40305 indent: heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace() in indent.c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2231854
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-b7f5059ee9' 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: indent
Product: Fedora 38
Version: 2.2.13
Release: 4.fc38
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Summary: A GNU program for formatting C code
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