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Fedora 26: FEDORA-2017-fd9123cb89 Critical: Libxyz Heap Overflow

Security fix for CVE-2016-2090. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-d3e562bb52 2016-12-31 03:55:58.776437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libbsd Product : Fedora 25 Version : 0.8.3 Release : 1.fc25 URL : https://libbsd.freedesktop.org/wiki/ Summary : Library providing BSD-compatible functions for portability Description : libbsd provides useful functions commonly found on BSD systems, and lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making it easier to port projects with strong BSD origins, without needing to embed the same code over and over again on each project. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2016-2090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1302622 - CVE-2016-2090 libbsd: heap buffer overflow in fgetwln function https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade libbsd' 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 has a new update for a critical libbsd issue, CVE-2016-2090. Users should apply the patch promptly to maintain system security.. libbsd Update,Fedora 25Security,Buffer Overflow Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 31, 2016 •Critical Fedora