MGASA-2018-0422 - Updated unzip packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 30 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0422.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-1000031,
     CVE-2018-1000032,
     CVE-2018-1000033,
     CVE-2018-1000034,
     CVE-2018-1000035

Updated unzip packages fix security vulnerabilities

Heap-based out-of-bounds write (CVE-2018-1000031).

Heap/BSS-based buffer overflow (Bypass of CVE-2015-1315)
(CVE-2018-1000032).

Heap out-of-bounds access in ef_scan_for_stream (CVE-2018-1000033).

Multiple vulnerabilities in the LZMA compression algorithm
(CVE-2018-1000034).

Heap-based buffer overflow in password protected ZIP archives
(CVE-2018-1000035).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22571
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/08/1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000031
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000032
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000033
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000034
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000035

SRPMS:
- 6/core/unzip-6.1c-1.1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0422: unzip security update

Updated unzip packages fix security vulnerabilities Heap-based out-of-bounds write (CVE-2018-1000031)

Summary

Updated unzip packages fix security vulnerabilities
Heap-based out-of-bounds write (CVE-2018-1000031).
Heap/BSS-based buffer overflow (Bypass of CVE-2015-1315) (CVE-2018-1000032).
Heap out-of-bounds access in ef_scan_for_stream (CVE-2018-1000033).
Multiple vulnerabilities in the LZMA compression algorithm (CVE-2018-1000034).
Heap-based buffer overflow in password protected ZIP archives (CVE-2018-1000035).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22571

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/02/08/1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000031

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000032

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000033

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000034

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000035

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0422 - Updated unzip packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/unzip-6.1c-1.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 30 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0422.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-1000031, CVE-2018-1000032, CVE-2018-1000033, CVE-2018-1000034, CVE-2018-1000035

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