MGASA-2017-0157

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    MGASA-2017-0157

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-9427

    Summary: Updated gc packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2016-9427).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0157.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19844, https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3197-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gc

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.4.2-3.1.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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    Integrity
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    Availability
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