MGASA-2018-0251

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    MGASA-2018-0251

    Published: 19 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated librelp packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: librelp version 1.2.14 and earlier contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the checking of x509 certificates from a peer that can result in Remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable a remote attacker that can connect to rsyslog and trigger a stack buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted x509 certificate (CVE-2018-1000140).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0251.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22822, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/23/1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560084

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: librelp

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.7-3.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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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
    Low
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    Availability
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    High