MGASA-2023-0121 - Updated xapian packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 31 Mar 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0121.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8

Xapian database corruption on disk full is possible.  It doesn't happen in
every case as ENOSPC needs to happen on a particular operation during the
commit but then not happen on a repeat attempt at that operation.
(bdo#1032398)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31706
- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3355

SRPMS:
- 8/core/xapian-1.4.17-1.1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0121: xapian security update

Xapian database corruption on disk full is possible

Summary

Xapian database corruption on disk full is possible. It doesn't happen in every case as ENOSPC needs to happen on a particular operation during the commit but then not happen on a repeat attempt at that operation. (bdo#1032398)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31706

- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3355

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0121 - Updated xapian packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/xapian-1.4.17-1.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 31 Mar 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0121.html
Type: security

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