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Fedora 28: FEDORA-2018-976ce10858 Critical Units Data Validation Fix

- units_cur: validate rate data from server (#1598913). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-976ce10858 2018-08-16 08:05:04.601769 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : units Product : Fedora 28 Version : 2.17 Release : 5.fc28 URL : Summary : A utility for converting amounts from one unit to another Description : Units converts an amount from one unit to another, or tells you what mathematical operation you need to perform to convert from one unit to another. The units program can handle multiplicative scale changes as well as conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: - units_cur: validate rate data from server (#1598913) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Wed Aug 8 2018 Kamil Dudka - 2.17-5 - do not update currency.units from network during build - units_cur: validate rate data from server (#1598913) * Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.17-4 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild * Wed Jul 4 2018 Kamil Dudka - 2.17-3 - use %{__python3} as the python interpreter * Wed Jun 27 2018 Kamil Dudka - 2.17-2 - drop the dependency on python3-unidecode no longer used by units_cur * Tue Jun 26 2018 Kamil Dudka - 2.17-1 - new upstream release * Mon May 28 2018 Kamil Dudka - 2.16-5 - make units_cur work again (#1574835) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1598914 - units: various flaws [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598914 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisoryFEDORA-2018-976ce10858' 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. 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./message/NGM5T2F2STAUWF76LMEA7NCLE3STBAQI/ . Fedora 28 introduces a vital security patch enhancing the data validation process for the units utility. This update addresses significant vulnerabilities and includes crucial fixes.. Fedora Security, Units Update, Data Validation, Critical Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 16, 2018 •Critical Fedora