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Fedora 29: 2019-e4405b4c9f High: Checkstyle External DTD Load Issue

This update fixes security vulnerability - Checkstyle loads external DTDs by default. Upstream issue: https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/6474 https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/6478 References: https://checkstyle.org/releasenotes.html#Release_8.18. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2019-e4405b4c9f 2019-04-12 01:16:13.517539 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : checkstyle Product : Fedora 29 Version : 8.0 Release : 4.1.fc29 URL : https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/ Summary : Java source code checker Description : A tool for checking Java source code for adherence to a set of rules. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: This update fixes security vulnerability - Checkstyle loads external DTDs by default. Upstream issue: https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/6474 https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/6478 References: https://checkstyle.org/releasenotes.html#Release_8.18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Tue Apr 2 2019 Mikolaj Izdebski - 8.0-4.1 - Do not load external DTDs by default - Resolves: CVE-2019-9658 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1694857 - CVE-2019-9658 checkstyle: Loads external DTDs by default https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1694857 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2019-e4405b4c9f' 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 GPGkeys used by the Fedora Project can be found at 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: 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./ . This patch tackles a significant vulnerability in Checkstyle, fixing problems related to remote DTD retrieval in Fedora.. Checkstyle Update, Fedora Security, External DTD Issue. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 11, 2019 Fedora