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Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0027
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Mageia Linux Local Security Checks mgasa-2016-0027
Insight
Insight
It was reported that File::Spec::canonpath() routine returns untainted strings even if passed tainted input. This defect undermines the guarantee of taint propagation, which is sometimes used to ensure that unvalidated user input does not reach sensitive code (CVE-2015-8607).
Solution
Solution
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.