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Fedora 28 Advisory 2018-C255F16BFE Critical Fix for Double Free

Security fix for CVE-2018-6951 and CVE-2018-6952. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-c255f16bfe 2018-10-15 10:46:15.107498 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : patch Product : Fedora 28 Version : 2.7.6 Release : 5.fc28 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-2018-6951 and CVE-2018-6952 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Oct 11 2018 Than Ngo - 2.7.6-5 - Fixed CVE-2018-6952 - Double free of memory * Thu May 3 2018 Tim Waugh - 2.7.6-4 - Fixed CVE-2018-1000156 - Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1545053 - CVE-2018-6952 patch: Double free of memory in pch.c:another_hunk() causes a crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545053 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-c255f16bfe' 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 FedoraProject 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. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/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./ . The security patch for Fedora 28 addresses weaknesses in the patch utility, rectifying issues identified as CVE-2018-6951 and CVE-2018-6952.. Fedora Security, Patch Program, Memory Management, Security Fix, Patch Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Fedora 28: Critical Patch For CVE-2018-1000156 Command Execution Risk

Security fix for CVE-2018-1000156. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-ed8d7c62c9 2018-05-09 21:21:50.032869 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : patch Product : Fedora 28 Version : 2.7.6 Release : 4.fc28 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-ed8d7c62c9' 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 foundat 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. . Update addressing CVE-2018-1000158 in Fedora's patch utility, improving overall system resilience via effective patch deployment.. Fedora Security Patch,Essential System Update,Patch Management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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