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Fedora 21: 2015:9325 Moderate: Fix for Less Out Of Bounds Access

better fix of out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488 out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-9325 2015-06-02 09:31:51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : less Product : Fedora 21 Version : 471 Release : 4.fc21 URL : http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ Summary : A text file browser similar to more, but better Description : The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but has more capabilities. Less allows you to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Since less doesn't have to read the entire input file before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text editors (for example, vi). You should install less because it is a basic utility for viewing text files, and you'll use it frequently. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: better fix of out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488 out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() CVE-2014-9488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Mon Jun 1 2015 Jozef Mlich - 471-4 - update of previous patch * Mon Jun 1 2015 Jozef Mlich - 471-3 - out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() Resolves: #1201310 CVE-2014-9488 * Sat Feb 21 2015 Till Maas - 471-2 - Rebuilt for Fedora 23 Change https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Harden_all_packages_with_position-independent_code * Wed Dec 17 2014 Jozef Mlich - 471-1 - Update to 471 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1201310 - CVE-2014-9488 less: out of bounds read access in is_utf8_well_formed() [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update less' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . 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. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Enhance the safeguards against out-of-bounds errors in less utility for Fedora 21. Implement the required patches to address security vulnerabilities.. Fedora Update, Text File Browser, Out Of Bounds Fix, Less Utility Update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 10, 2015 Fedora