MGASA-2023-0114 - Updated libmicrohttpd packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 24 Mar 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0114.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8

In the MHD_PostProcessor, malformed inputs can be used to crash the server
(for denial-of-service).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31670
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libmicrohttpd/2023-02/msg00000.html

SRPMS:
- 8/core/libmicrohttpd-0.9.72-1.1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0114: libmicrohttpd security update

In the MHD_PostProcessor, malformed inputs can be used to crash the server (for denial-of-service)

Summary

In the MHD_PostProcessor, malformed inputs can be used to crash the server (for denial-of-service). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31670

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31670

- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libmicrohttpd/2023-02/msg00000.html

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0114 - Updated libmicrohttpd packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/libmicrohttpd-0.9.72-1.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 24 Mar 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0114.html
Type: security

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