MGASA-2018-0403 - Updated php-smarty packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0403.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-13982

Smarty 3.1.32 or below is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to
insufficient template code sanitization. This allows attackers controlling
the executed template code to bypass the trusted directory security
restriction and read arbitrary files (CVE-2018-13982).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23592
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/17/4
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-13982

SRPMS:
- 6/core/php-smarty-3.1.33-1.2.mga6

Mageia 2018-0403: php-smarty security update

Smarty 3.1.32 or below is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient template code sanitization

Summary

Smarty 3.1.32 or below is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient template code sanitization. This allows attackers controlling the executed template code to bypass the trusted directory security restriction and read arbitrary files (CVE-2018-13982).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23592

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/17/4

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-13982

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0403 - Updated php-smarty packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/php-smarty-3.1.33-1.2.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0403.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-13982

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