MGASA-2023-0180 - Updated dmidecode packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 21 May 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0180.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2023-30630

Dmidecode allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security
relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is
plausible. (CVE-2023-30630)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31883
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-April/014548.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-04/msg00016.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-30630

SRPMS:
- 8/core/dmidecode-3.5-1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0180: dmidecode security update

Dmidecode allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file

Summary

Dmidecode allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is plausible. (CVE-2023-30630)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31883

- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-April/014548.html

- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-04/msg00016.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-30630

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0180 - Updated dmidecode packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/dmidecode-3.5-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 21 May 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0180.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-30630

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