Mageia Security Alert 2019-0257: Critical Zstd Update for Code Execution
mageia
September 6, 2019
Updated zstd packages fix security vulnerability: It was discovered that Zstandard incorrectly handled certain inputs
Summary
Updated zstd packages fix security vulnerability:
It was discovered that Zstandard incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
(CVE-2019-11922).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25375
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11922
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 6/core/zstd-1.3.8-1.mga6
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Publication date: 06 Sep 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0257.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-11922
Topics Covered
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