[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: mcrypt-2.6.8-10.fc18
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Thu Nov 8 05:52:01 UTC 2012
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-17339
2012-10-31 18:00:02
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Name : mcrypt
Product : Fedora 18
Version : 2.6.8
Release : 10.fc18
URL : http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Replacement for crypt()
Description :
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command,
with extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption
functions, without making drastic changes to their code. It allows users
to encrypt files or data streams without having to be cryptographers.
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Update Information:
Apply workaround for CVE-2012-4527.
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #867790 - CVE-2012-4527 mcrypt: stack-based buffer overflow by encryption / decryption of overly long file names
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867790
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use
su -c 'yum update mcrypt' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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