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Mageia 7 MGASA-2020-0436 Moderate: fsck.f2fs Code Execution Risk

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the file system checking functionality of fsck.f2fs 1.12.0. A specially crafted f2fs file can cause a logic flaw and out-of-bounds heap operations, resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2020-6070). . MGASA-2020-0436 - Updated f2fs-tools packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 23 Nov 2020 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0436.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2020-6070 An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the file system checking functionality of fsck.f2fs 1.12.0. A specially crafted f2fs file can cause a logic flaw and out-of-bounds heap operations, resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2020-6070). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27413 - https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./thread/3SZ4HMQKNI35NBWJI6XMJBGWPEKZRR72/ - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6070 SRPMS: - 7/core/f2fs-tools-1.14.0-1.mga7 . The latest security bulletin from Mageia addresses a critical flaw in code execution within fsck.f2fs version 1.12.0, an issue that has lingered since November 2020.. Mageia Advisory, f2fs-tools Security, Code Execution Vulnerability, fsck.f2fs, Heap Operations. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 23, 2020 •Important Mageia