Mageia alert MGASA-2018-0277 (patch)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2018-0277: Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities 
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Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:15:32 +0200
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MGASA-2018-0277 - Updated patch packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 14 Jun 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0277.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 5, 6
CVE: CVE-2016-10713,
     CVE-2018-6951,
     CVE-2018-1000156

Description:
Updated patch package fixes security vulnerabilities:

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2016-10713).

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (CVE-2018-6951).

It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain input validation. An
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2018-1000156).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22587
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1...
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6951
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1...

SRPMS:
- 6/core/patch-2.7.6-1.mga6
- 5/core/patch-2.7.6-1.mga5