MGASA-2019-0416 - Updated libidn2 packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 31 Dec 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0416.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2019-12290,
     CVE-2019-18224

Updated libidn2 packages fix security vulnerabilities:

It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
A attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate domains
(CVE-2019-12290).

It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
(CVE-2019-18224).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25652
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4168-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12290
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18224

SRPMS:
- 7/core/libidn2-2.2.0-1.mga7

Mageia 2019-0416: libidn2 security update

Updated libidn2 packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs

Summary

Updated libidn2 packages fix security vulnerabilities:
It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. A attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate domains (CVE-2019-12290).
It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2019-18224).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25652

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4168-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12290

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18224

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0416 - Updated libidn2 packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/libidn2-2.2.0-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 31 Dec 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0416.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-12290, CVE-2019-18224

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