MGASA-2017-0137

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    MGASA-2017-0137

    Published: 10 May 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7875

    Summary: Updated feh package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Updated feh package to fix a double-free/OOB-write in E17 IPC. This was a potential security issue as a malicious X11 app running alongside feh and pretending to be an E17 window manager could have had access to out-of-bound memory. Security vulnerability: CVE-2017-7875

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0137.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20775, https://feh.finalrewind.org/, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00000.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: feh

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/feh?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.18.3-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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