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Fedora 42: 2025-710d9bad0b critical: man2html multiple issues

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Calendar Grey March 15, 2025
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Revisions made in Fedora 42 for man2html, tackling compilation challenges and implementing updates to enhance both security and usability.
Refresh patches Add -std=gnu17 to CFLAGS to fix the build 042-man2html-CVE-2021-40647.patch Add more patches from Debian

Summary

man2html is a man page to HTML converter.

This package contains CGI scripts that allow you to view, browse, and search

man pages using a web server.

Update Information:

Refresh patches Add -std=gnu17 to CFLAGS to fix the build 042-man2html-CVE-2021-40647.patch Add more patches from Debian

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora multiple issues man2html build fix CGI scripts

Change Log

* Wed Feb 26 2025 Sérgio Basto - 1.6-39.g - Add more patches from Debian 004-spelling.patch 011-man2html-doctype-status.patch 012-man2html-TH.patch 013-man2html-file-link.patch 030-man2html-man-hyphens.patch 032-man2html-man-remove-LO-tags.patch 034-UTF8-charset.patch 036-fix-tbl-font-parsing.patch 037-man2html-Nm-and-Bk-mdoc.patch 038-man2html-colon-escape-sequence.patch 042-man2html-CVE-2021-40647.patch 043-man2html-fix-asan-issues.patch
man2html-ungzip.patch rename to 024-man2html-uncompress.patch * Tue Feb 25 2025 Sérgio Basto - 1.6-38.g - Add -std=gnu17 to CFLAGS to fix the build * Fri Jan 17 2025 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.6-37.g - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2126813 - CVE-2021-40647 man2html: sys-apps/man2html: multiple vulnerabilities [epel-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2126813 [ 2 ] Bug #2126814 - CVE-2021-40647 man2html: sys-apps/man2html: multiple vulnerabilities [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2126814 [ 3 ] Bug #2340816 - man2html: FTBFS in Fedora rawhide/f42 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2340816

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-710d9bad0b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: man2html
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 1.6
Release: 39.g.fc42
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Summary: Convert man pages to HTML - CGI scripts

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security advisory Fedora multiple issues man2html build fix CGI scripts

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