MGASA-2023-0312 - Updated zlib packages fix a security vulnerability

Publication date: 09 Nov 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0312.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8, 9
CVE: CVE-2023-45853

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant
heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long
filename, comment, or extra field. (CVE-2023-45853)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32426
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/9
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45853

SRPMS:
- 8/core/zlib-1.2.12-1.4.mga8
- 9/core/zlib-1.2.13-1.1.mga9

Mageia 2023-0312: zlib security update

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a lo...

Summary

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:
MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. (CVE-2023-45853)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32426

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/9

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45853

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0312 - Updated zlib packages fix a security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/zlib-1.2.12-1.4.mga8

- 9/core/zlib-1.2.13-1.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 09 Nov 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0312.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-45853

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