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GCVE-110-MAGEIA-2014-188
GCVE-110-MAGEIA-2014-188
Advisory Published
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in systemd-ask-password, a utility
used to query a system password or passphrase from the user, using a
question message specified on the command line. A local user could this
flaw to crash the binary or even execute arbitrary code with the
permissions of the user running the program.
The systemd packages shipped with Mageia 3 and 4 have been updated to
address this vulnerability.
Additionally, the Mageia 4 packages include various other general
stability and performance fixed deemed appropriate for the stable
updates.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mageia | systemd | 195-22.2.mga3 (unaffected), 0 (affected), 0 (affected), 195-22.2.mga3 (unaffected) | — |
| Mageia | oxygen-gtk | 1.4.2-0.rc1.1.1.mga4 (unaffected), 0 (affected) | — |
| Mageia | systemd | 0 (affected), 208-10.5.mga4 (unaffected), 0 (affected), 208-10.5.mga4 (unaffected) | — |
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