MGASA-2019-0124

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    MGASA-2019-0124

    Published: 5 Apr 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-9838

    Summary: Updated ocaml packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library in OCaml 4.06.0 has an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. (CVE-2018-9838)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0124.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22948, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-04/msg00070.html, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088591, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-06/msg00016.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ocaml

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.02.3-6.1.mga6

    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
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    Availability
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