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Fedora 26: FEDORA-2018-88a4219528 Critical: Patch Malicious Threat

Security fix for CVE-2018-1000156. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-88a4219528 2018-05-15 19:59:59.036885 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : patch Product : Fedora 26 Version : 2.7.6 Release : 4.fc26 URL : Summary : Utility for modifying/upgrading files Description : The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file). Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading applications. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2018-1000156 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu May 3 2018 Tim Waugh - 2.7.6-4 - Fixed CVE-2018-1000156 - Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands. * Mon Feb 12 2018 Tim Waugh - 2.7.6-3 - 2.7.6 (CVE-2016-10713, CVE-2018-6951, CVE-2018-6952). * Thu Feb 8 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.7.5-7 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild * Thu Aug 3 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.7.5-6 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild * Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.7.5-5 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1564326 - CVE-2018-1000156 patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1564326 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-88a4219528' 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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. . This release tackles an urgent vulnerability concerning harmful update packages, reinforcing the system's safety in Fedora 26.. Fedora Update, Security Fix, Patch Utility. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 15, 2018 •Critical Fedora