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Mageia 6 Security Advisory: 2018-0403 Moderate Path Traversal Risk

Smarty 3.1.32 or below is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient template code sanitization. This allows attackers controlling the executed template code to bypass the trusted directory security restriction and read arbitrary files (CVE-2018-13982). . MGASA-2018-0403 - Updated php-smarty packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 19 Oct 2018 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0403.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 6 CVE: CVE-2018-13982 Smarty 3.1.32 or below is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient template code sanitization. This allows attackers controlling the executed template code to bypass the trusted directory security restriction and read arbitrary files (CVE-2018-13982). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23592 - https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/17/4 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-13982 SRPMS: - 6/core/php-smarty-3.1.33-1.2.mga6 . Mageia has announced a vital update for php-smarty, addressing a path traversal vulnerability. This enhancement boosts security by effectively filtering and validating template inputs. php-smarty update,Mageia security,path traversal risk,code sanitization. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 19, 2018 •Important Mageia