MGASA-2018-0231

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    MGASA-2018-0231

    Published: 12 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-8050

    Summary: Updated afflib packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A flaw was found in AFFLIB (aka AFFLIBv3) through 3.7.16. The af_get_page() function in lib/afflib_pages.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a corrupt AFF image that triggers an unexpected pagesize value (CVE-2018-8050).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0231.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22852, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/EK7SAU67TREHY4JCD4MLYAIXRYF3BAX5/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: afflib

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.7.4-4.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High