MGASA-2018-0440 - Updated iniparser packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 11 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0440.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6

A flaw was found in iniparser version prior to 4.1. A stack buffer
underflow in the function iniparser_load() in iniparser.c file which can
be triggered by parsing a file that containing a zero-byte. This
vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23561
- https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser/issues/68
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545824
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/JM5SZJJT2YKW6NSUEDTA7J4RSLYWP37D/

SRPMS:
- 6/core/iniparser-3.1-8.mga6

Mageia 2018-0440: iniparser security update

A flaw was found in iniparser version prior to 4.1

Summary

A flaw was found in iniparser version prior to 4.1. A stack buffer underflow in the function iniparser_load() in iniparser.c file which can be triggered by parsing a file that containing a zero-byte. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23561

- https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser/issues/68

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545824

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/JM5SZJJT2YKW6NSUEDTA7J4RSLYWP37D/

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0440 - Updated iniparser packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/iniparser-3.1-8.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 11 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0440.html
Type: security

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