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MGASA-2021-0089 - Updated privoxy package fixes security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 19 Feb 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0089.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2021-20216,
     CVE-2021-20217

Fixed a memory leak when decompression fails "unexpectedly". (CVE-2021-20216)
Prevent an assertion from getting triggered by a crafted CGI request.
(CVE-2021-20217)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28281
- https://www.privoxy.org/announce.txt
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/4
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/LYXYETZZHYGLBE3WLXSZCYBO5VDRKFDT/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-20216
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-20217

SRPMS:
- 7/core/privoxy-3.0.31-1.mga7

Mageia 2021-0089: privoxy security update

Fixed a memory leak when decompression fails "unexpectedly"

Summary

CVE: CVE-2021-20216, CVE-2021-20217 Fixed a memory leak when decompression fails "unexpectedly". (CVE-2021-20216) Prevent an assertion from getting triggered by a crafted CGI request. (CVE-2021-20217)