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security advisorymoderatesegfaultRocky Linux 8 RLSA-2023-2873 gcc-toolset-12-binutils Moderate Segfault Fix
Moderate: gcc-toolset-12-binutils security update. {"type": "TYPE_SECURITY", "shortCode": "RL", "name": "RLSA-2023:2873", "synopsis": "Moderate: gcc-toolset-12-binutils security update", "severity": "SEVERITY_MODERATE", "topic": "An update is available for gcc-toolset-12-binutils.\nThis update affects Rocky Linux 8.\nA Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list", "description": "The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* binutils: NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string leads to segfault (CVE-2022-4285)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.", "solution": null, "affectedProducts": ["Rocky Linux 8"], "fixes": [{"ticket": "2150768", "sourceBy": "Red Hat", "sourceLink": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768", "description": ""}], "cves": [{"name": "CVE-2022-4285", "sourceBy": "MITRE", "sourceLink": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4285", "cvss3ScoringVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "cvss3BaseScore": "5.5", "cwe": "CWE-476"}], "references": [], "publishedAt": "2026-06-28T00:01:03.878968Z", "rpms": {"Rocky Linux 8": {"nvras": ["gcc-toolset-12-binutils-0:2.38-17.el8.aarch64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-0:2.38-17.el8.src.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-0:2.38-17.el8.x86_64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-debuginfo-0:2.38-17.el8.aarch64.rpm","gcc-toolset-12-binutils-debuginfo-0:2.38-17.el8.x86_64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel-0:2.38-17.el8.aarch64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel-0:2.38-17.el8.i686.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel-0:2.38-17.el8.x86_64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold-0:2.38-17.el8.aarch64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold-0:2.38-17.el8.x86_64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-0:2.38-17.el8.aarch64.rpm", "gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-0:2.38-17.el8.x86_64.rpm"]}}, "rebootSuggested": false, "buildReferences": []}. Rocky Linux has released a security advisory for gcc-toolset-12-binutils fixing a moderate segfault issue. Patch recommended.. Rocky Linux,gcc-toolset-12-binutils,security advisory,binutils update,segfault fix. . Severity: moderate. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 28, 2026
•moderate
Rocky Linux
202
security advisoryDoSimportantopenSUSE Leap 15.2: libX11 Important Segfault Fix Vulnerability 2021:0857-1
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libX11 =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0857-1 Rating: important References: #1186643 Cross-References: CVE-2021-31535 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-31535 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N= /S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for libX11 fixes the following issues: - Regression in the fix for CVE-2021-31535, causing segfaults for xforms applications like fdesign (bsc#1186643) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended instal= lation methods like YaST online=5Fupdate or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 15.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-857=3D1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86=5F64): libX11-6-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-6-debuginfo-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-debugsource-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-devel-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-xcb1-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86=5F64): libX11-6-32bit-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-6-32bit-debuginfo-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-devel-32bit-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-xcb1-32bit-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 libX11-xcb1-32bit-debuginfo-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch): libX11-data-1.6.5-lp152.5.18.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31535.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186643 . Important patch released for openSUSE that resolves a segmentation fault problem in libX11, enhancing overall application reliability.. openSUSE update, libX11 security, important fix, application vulnerability, Linux security patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 26, 2025
•Important
OpenSUSE
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security advisorymoderateupdateFedora 40: FEDORA-2025-33e7714792 moderate: python3.13 segfault fix
Update to 3.13.2 Statically build the _datetime module into libpython. This fixes a segfault when importing it from Python 3.13.0 updated to 3.13.1+ while running.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2025-33e7714792 2025-02-14 01:44:19.616586+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : python3.13 Product : Fedora 40 Version : 3.13.2 Release : 1.fc40 URL : https://www.python.org/ Summary : Version 3.13 of the Python interpreter Description : Python 3.13 is an accessible, high-level, dynamically typed, interpreted programming language, designed with an emphasis on code readability. It includes an extensive standard library, and has a vast ecosystem of third-party libraries. The python3.13 package provides the "python3.13" executable: the reference interpreter for the Python language, version 3. The majority of its standard library is provided in the python3.13-libs package, which should be installed automatically along with python3.13. The remaining parts of the Python standard library are broken out into the python3.13-tkinter and python3.13-test packages, which may need to be installed separately. Documentation for Python is provided in the python3.13-docs package. Packages containing additional libraries for Python are generally named with the "python3.13-" prefix. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to 3.13.2 Statically build the _datetime module into libpython. This fixes a segfault when importing it from Python 3.13.0 updated to 3.13.1+ while running. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Feb 4 2025 Charalampos Stratakis - 3.13.2-1 - Update to 3.13.2 - Security fix for CVE-2025-0938 - Fixes: rhbz#2343274 * Wed Jan 29 2025 Miro HronÄok - 3.13.1-4 - On Fedora 41 or older, statically build the _datetimemodule into libpython - This fixes a segfault when importing it from Python 3.13.0 updated to 3.13.1+ while running - Fixes: rhbz#2333852 * Sat Jan 18 2025 Fedora Release Engineering - 3.13.1-3 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2333852 - python 3.13.0 segfaults when importing modules (e.g. _datetime) after update to 3.13.1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2333852 [ 2 ] Bug #2343274 - CVE-2025-0938 python3.13: URL parser allowed square brackets in domain names [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2343274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-33e7714792' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label 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/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . New release alert for Fedora python3.13.2 addresses a segmentation fault problem within the datetime component. Installation advised.. python update, Fedora security, segfault fix, software updates. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 14, 2025
Fedora
89
security advisoryupdateFedoraFedora 41 python3-docs: 2025-e911f71d99 Critical segfault fix
Update to 3.13.2 Statically build the _datetime module into libpython. This fixes a segfault when importing it from Python 3.13.0 updated to 3.13.1+ while running.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2025-e911f71d99 2025-02-09 01:17:00.288850+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : python3-docs Product : Fedora 41 Version : 3.13.2 Release : 1.fc41 URL : https://www.python.org/ Summary : Documentation for the Python 3 programming language Description : The python3-docs package contains documentation on the Python 3 programming language and interpreter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to 3.13.2 Statically build the _datetime module into libpython. This fixes a segfault when importing it from Python 3.13.0 updated to 3.13.1+ while running. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Thu Feb 6 2025 Tomáš HrnÄiar - 3.13.2-1 - Update to 3.13.2 * Sat Jan 18 2025 Fedora Release Engineering - 3.13.1-2 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2333852 - python 3.13.0 segfaults when importing modules (e.g. _datetime) after update to 3.13.1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2333852 [ 2 ] Bug #2343274 - CVE-2025-0938 python3.13: URL parser allowed square brackets in domain names [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2343274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-e911f71d99' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation availableat http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label 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/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Fixes crash issue in python3-guide on Fedora 41, offering essential enhancements for coder efficiency.. Python Documentation, Security Updates, Fedora 41, Segfault Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 09, 2025
•Critical
Fedora
89
security advisoryupdateFedoraFedora 41: FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93 critical: libdnf memory issue
This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.0.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93 2024-12-22 02:00:45.593936+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libdnf Product : Fedora 41 Version : 0.73.4 Release : 2.fc41 URL : https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf Summary : Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv Description : A Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.0. Security content in this release gh-122792: Changed IPv4-mapped ipaddress.IPv6Address to consistently use the mapped IPv4 address value for deciding properties. Properties which have their behavior fixed are is_multicast, is_reserved, is_link_local, is_global, and is_unspecified. CVE-2024-9287: gh-124651: Properly quote template strings in venv activation scripts. gh-125140: Remove the current directory from sys.path when using PyREPL. CVE-2024-12254: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() fixed. libdnf and libcomps fixes Fix segfaults in iterators (Python 3.13.1 made this crash happen inregular usage) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Dec 10 2024 Miro HronÄok - 0.73.4-2 - Fix a segfault in iterator of a ConfigParser section - Fixes: rhbz#2330562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2321657 - CVE-2024-9287 python3.13: Virtual environment (venv) activation scripts don't quote paths [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2321657 [ 2 ] Bug #2330562 - python3-libdnf segfaults when iterating over an iterator of a ConfigParser section https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330562 [ 3 ] Bug #2330927 - CVE-2024-12254 python3.13: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330927 [ 4 ] Bug #2331665 - libcomps segfaults when iterating over and iterator from an iterator https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2331665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Uncover key updates in Fedora 41 for Python 3.13 and enhancements in libdnf targeting severe security vulnerabilities.. Fedora Updates, Python 3.13 Security, libdnf Maintenance, Software Security Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 22, 2024
•Critical
Fedora
89
security advisoryFedoraupdate informationFedora 41: FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93 critical: python3-docs fixes
This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.0.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93 2024-12-22 02:00:45.593936+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : python3-docs Product : Fedora 41 Version : 3.13.1 Release : 1.fc41 URL : https://www.python.org/ Summary : Documentation for the Python 3 programming language Description : The python3-docs package contains documentation on the Python 3 programming language and interpreter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.0. Security content in this release gh-122792: Changed IPv4-mapped ipaddress.IPv6Address to consistently use the mapped IPv4 address value for deciding properties. Properties which have their behavior fixed are is_multicast, is_reserved, is_link_local, is_global, and is_unspecified. CVE-2024-9287: gh-124651: Properly quote template strings in venv activation scripts. gh-125140: Remove the current directory from sys.path when using PyREPL. CVE-2024-12254: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() fixed. libdnf and libcomps fixes Fix segfaults in iterators (Python 3.13.1 made this crash happen inregular usage) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Dec 3 2024 Charalampos Stratakis - 3.13.1-1 - Update to Python 3.13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2321657 - CVE-2024-9287 python3.13: Virtual environment (venv) activation scripts don't quote paths [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2321657 [ 2 ] Bug #2330562 - python3-libdnf segfaults when iterating over an iterator of a ConfigParser section https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330562 [ 3 ] Bug #2330927 - CVE-2024-12254 python3.13: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330927 [ 4 ] Bug #2331665 - libcomps segfaults when iterating over and iterator from an iterator https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2331665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-3c18fe0d93' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label 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 --
Dec 22, 2024
•Critical
Fedora
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security advisoryDebiansegfaultDebian 11 bullseye DLA-3907-1: Major sqlite3 Updates on September 30, 2024
Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in the SQLite database. CVE-2021-36690 . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3907-1
Sep 30, 2024
•Critical
Debian LTS
100
security advisorymoderatesoftware patchSUSE: 2024:0920-1 Moderate: Ghostscript Segfault Fix and CVE-2020-36773
* bsc#1219357 * bsc#1219554 Cross-References: * CVE-2020-36773 . # Security update for ghostscript Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0920-1 Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1219357 * bsc#1219554 Cross-References: * CVE-2020-36773 CVSS scores: * CVE-2020-36773 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H * CVE-2020-36773 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues: * Fixed segfaults in gs_heap_free_object() â ref:_00D1igLOd._500Tr4BRgx:ref (bsc#1219357). Previously fixed security issue: * CVE-2020-36773: Fixed out-of-bounds write and use-after-free in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c (for txtwrite) (bsc#1219554). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-920=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-920=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.185.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.185.1 * ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.185.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36773.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219357 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219554 . Crucial ghostscript patch addresses segmentation faults and boundary violations across various SUSE versions.. ghostscript update, SUSE security advisory, software vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 22, 2024
•Important
SuSE
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