MGASA-2018-0402 - Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0402.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-16741,
     CVE-2018-16742,
     CVE-2018-16743,
     CVE-2018-16744,
     CVE-2018-16745

Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The function do_activate() did not properly sanitize shell metacharactersto prevent command injection (CVE-2018-16741).

Stack-based buffer overflow that could have been triggered via a
command-line parameter (CVE-2018-16742).

The command-line parameter username wsa passed unsanitized to strcpy(),
which could have caused a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2018-16743).

The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to command injection if
untrusted input reached reach it (CVE-2018-16744).

The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to a buffer overflow if
long untrusted input reached it (CVE-2018-16745).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23567
- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16741
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16742
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16743
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16744
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16745

SRPMS:
- 6/core/mgetty-1.1.37-1.1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0402: mgetty security update

Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerabilities: The function do_activate() did not properly sanitize shell metacharacters to prevent command injection (CVE-2018-16741)

Summary

Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerabilities:
The function do_activate() did not properly sanitize shell metacharactersto prevent command injection (CVE-2018-16741).
Stack-based buffer overflow that could have been triggered via a command-line parameter (CVE-2018-16742).
The command-line parameter username wsa passed unsanitized to strcpy(), which could have caused a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2018-16743).
The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to command injection if untrusted input reached reach it (CVE-2018-16744).
The mail_to parameter was not sanitized, leading to a buffer overflow if long untrusted input reached it (CVE-2018-16745).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23567

- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16741

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16742

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16743

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16744

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16745

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0402 - Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/mgetty-1.1.37-1.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0402.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16741, CVE-2018-16742, CVE-2018-16743, CVE-2018-16744, CVE-2018-16745

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