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Mageia 8: MGASA-2023-0048 Moderate: EditorConfig Core C DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey February 14, 2023
Dist Mageia Esm H88
A critical security update for EditorConfig Core C addresses a memory management flaw that could lead to crashes or the risk of unauthorized code execution.
Mark Esler and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that EditorConfig Core C incorrectly handled memory when handling certain inputs

Summary

Mark Esler and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that EditorConfig Core C incorrectly handled memory when handling certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using EditorConfig Core C to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0341)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31516

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0341

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code memory issue Mageia EditorConfig

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/editorconfig-core-c-0.12.6-1.mga8

Publication date: 14 Feb 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0048.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-0341

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code memory issue Mageia EditorConfig

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