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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18926: Moderate: raptor2 security and bug fix update (CESA-2021:1842)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-18926: Moderate: raptor2 security and bug fix update (CESA-2021:1842)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/06/2020
Created
06/01/2021
Added
06/01/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common in raptor_xml_writer.c in Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 miscalculates the maximum nspace declarations for the XML writer, leading to heap-based buffer overflows (sometimes seen in raptor_qname_format_as_xml).

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-raptor2
  • centos-upgrade-raptor2-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-raptor2-debugsource

References

  • DSA-4785
  • CVE-2017-18926

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