MGASA-2018-0485

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    MGASA-2018-0485

    Published: 20 Dec 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4970

    Summary: Updated netty & jctools packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: handler/ssl/OpenSslEngine.java in Netty before 4.0.37.Final allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) (CVE-2016-4970).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0485.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23974, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4970

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: netty

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.42-1.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