MGASA-2017-0222

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MGASA-2017-0222

Summary: Updated valgrind packages fix security vulnerabilities

Details: It was discovered that Valgrind incorectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2016-2226). It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131).

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0222.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21126, https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3337-1/