MGASA-2018-0355

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    MGASA-2018-0355

    Published: 31 Aug 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated mercurial packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: This update provides mercurial version 4.6.2 and fixes the following security issues: Fix the mpatch_apply function in mpatch.c that incorrectly proceeds in cases where the fragment start is past the end of the original data (CVE-2018-13346). Fix mpatch.c that mishandles integer addition and subtraction (CVE-2018-13347). Fix the mpatch_decode function in mpatch.c that mishandles certain situations where there should be at least 12 bytes remaining after the current position in the patch data (CVE-2018-13348). Remote attackers may bypass HTTP server permissions via batch wire protocol commands(CVE-2018-1000132).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0355.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22895, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-04/msg00021.html, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-07/msg00057.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mercurial

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.6.2-1.mga5

    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