Mageia alert MGASA-2015-0434 (util-linux)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2015-0434: Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability 
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Thu, 5 Nov 2015 23:46:43 +0100
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MGASA-2015-0434 - Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 05 Nov 2015
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0434.html

Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 5
CVE: CVE-2015-5218

Description:
A buffer overflow in the colcrt command in util-linux can lead to a crash
when given a large input (CVE-2015-5218).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17087

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg000...
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5218


SRPMS:
- 5/core/util-linux-2.25.2-3.2.mga5