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Fedora 27 : recode (2017-cf6bb19709)
high Nessus Plugin ID 105980
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Security fix for buffer overflow due to long input filenames [see Bug 1422550 and 1422545]Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected recode package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-cf6bb19709
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 105980
File Name: fedora_2017-cf6bb19709.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 1/15/2018
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:recode, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:27
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2017
Reference Information
FEDORA: 2017-cf6bb19709