MGASA-2018-0174

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Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0174.html

Import Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0174.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0174

Published

2018-03-19T12:13:14Z

Modified

2026-04-16T04:26:57Z

Summary

Updated sharutils packages fix security vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that unshar from sharutils contained a heap buffer overflow flaw that could result in a Denial of Service attack when processing a shar archive if the archive contains overlong lines.

References

Credits

- Mageia - COORDINATOR
- - https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / sharutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.15.2-2.1.mga6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source

"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0174.json"