MGASA-2018-0397 - Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 14 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0397.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-17407

Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability:

A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code
execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools:
pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex (CVE-2018-17407).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23655
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/3
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17407

SRPMS:
- 6/core/texlive-20160523-7.1.mga6

Mageia 2018-0397: texlive security update

Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability: A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of t...

Summary

Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability:
A buffer overflow in the handling of Type 1 fonts allowed arbitrary code execution when a malicious font is loaded by one of the vulnerable tools: pdflatex, pdftex, dvips, or luatex (CVE-2018-17407).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23655

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/3

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17407

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0397 - Updated texlive packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/texlive-20160523-7.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 14 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0397.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-17407

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