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Fedora 27: 2018-3b7ed4c483 Critical: libgcrypt Buffer Overflow Patch

new upstream release 2.5.3, fixing leaks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-5a6ed9d326 2017-03-03 17:05:44.333814 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libcacard Product : Fedora 25 Version : 2.5.3 Release : 1.fc25 URL : Summary : CAC (Common Access Card) library Description : This library provides emulation of smart cards to a virtual card reader running in a guest virtual machine. It implements DoD CAC standard with separate pki containers(compatible coolkey), using certificates read from NSS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: new upstream release 2.5.3, fixing leaks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1427833 - CVE-2017-6414 Qemu: libcacard: host memory leakage while creating new APDU https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libcacard' 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 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 25 upgrades libcacard to version 2.5.3 addressing memory leaks; important revision for CAC functionality.. Fedora 25 libcacard, CAC library, memory leak fix, software update. . Severity: Critical.LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 03, 2017 •Critical Fedora