Stay Secure with the Latest Linux Advisories

security advisoryFedoracritical update

Fedora 33: 2021-d0cc9a393f Critical: Prevent IP Leading Zeroes

This update disallows use of IP addresses with leading zeroes in the octet values, which could have been interpreted ambiguously as either octal or decimal values.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-d0cc9a393f 2021-04-13 14:29:40.848849 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : perl-Net-CIDR-Lite Product : Fedora 33 Version : 0.22 Release : 1.fc33 URL : https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-CIDR-Lite Summary : Perl extension for merging IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR addresses Description : Faster alternative to Net::CIDR when merging a large number of CIDR address ranges. Works for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: This update disallows use of IP addresses with leading zeroes in the octet values, which could have been interpreted ambiguously as either octal or decimal values. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Apr 5 2021 Paul Howarth - 0.22-1 - Update to 0.22 - Security: IPv4 octets with leading zeroes are no longer allowed https://blog.urth.org/2021/03/29/security-issues-in-perl-ip-address-distros/ * Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering - 0.21-30 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-d0cc9a393f' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . Significant Debian patch blocks IP addresses containing leading zeroes to eliminate misinterpretation issues.. Fedora Security Advisory, Perl Update, IP Address Standards, Security Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 13, 2021 •Critical Fedora