MGASA-2018-0230

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    MGASA-2018-0230

    Published: 12 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5702

    Summary: Updated transmission packages fix a security vulnerability

    Details: Updated transmission packages fix security vulnerability: Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in the Transmission BitTorrent client; insecure RPC handling between the Transmission daemon and the client interface(s) may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a user visits a malicious website while Transmission is running (CVE-2018-5702).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0230.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22379, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4087

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: transmission

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/transmission?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.92-3.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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