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Fedora 33: 2021-354441fcdd Critical: mingw-binutils Race Condition Fix

Security fix for CVE-2021-20197. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-354441fcdd 2021-02-06 01:15:55.080706 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : mingw-binutils Product : Fedora 33 Version : 2.34 Release : 7.fc33 URL : Summary : Cross-compiled version of binutils for Win32 and Win64 environments Description : Cross compiled binutils (utilities like 'strip', 'as', 'ld') which understand Windows executables and DLLs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2021-20197 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Jan 28 2021 Richard W.M. Jones - 2.34-7 - Backport fixes for CVE-2021-20197. - Bump and rebuild for s390. * Tue Jan 26 2021 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.34-5 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1913743 - CVE-2021-20197 binutils: race window allows users to own arbitrary files https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1913743 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-354441fcdd' 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. Tounsubscribe 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./ . A security patch for mingw-binutils tackles a race condition risk in Fedora 33, bolstering secure file management throughout platforms.. mingw-binutils, Fedora 33, race threat, software patch. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 05, 2021 •Critical Fedora