MGASA-2019-0007

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    MGASA-2019-0007

    Published: 5 Jan 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated units package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: A flaw was found in units. units_cur doesn't sanitize downloaded data. This allows a maliciously intended server to execute arbitrary code remotely on the client (rhbz#1598913).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0007.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23455, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/NGM5T2F2STAUWF76LMEA7NCLE3STBAQI/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: units

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.18-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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