Category Archives: Fedora

Fedora – Security Updates

Fedora EPEL 6 Security Update: pylint-1.3.1-1.el6,python-astroid-1.2.1-2.el6,python-logilab-common-0.62.1-2.el6

Resolved Bugs
1060304 – CVE-2014-1838 CVE-2014-1839 python-logilab-common: multiple temporary file vulnerabilities
1060306 – python-logilab-common: multiple temporary file vulnerabilities [epel-all]
1141440 – [PATCH] pylint has broken glib detection on f21<br
Rebase to current upstream pylint v1.3.1
Fixes CVE-2014-1838 and CVE-2014-1839
Fix GLib detection (#1141440)

Fedora 20 Security Update: devscripts-2.14.10-1.fc20

Resolved Bugs
1059947 – CVE-2014-1833 devscripts: directory traversal flaw in uupdate
1059948 – devscripts: directory traversal flaw in uupdate [fedora-20]<br
Update to version 2.14.10, see http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.14.10_changelog for details.
Update to version 2.14.9, see http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.14.9_changelog for details.
Update to version 2.14.8, see http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.14.8_changelog for details. Fixes CVE-2014-1833.
Update to version 2.14.9, see http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.14.9_changelog for details.
Update to version 2.14.8, see http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/d/devscripts/devscripts_2.14.8_changelog for details. Fixes CVE-2014-1833.

Fedora 20 Security Update: kernel-3.16.6-200.fc20

Resolved Bugs
1151108 – CVE-2014-7975 Kernel: fs: umount denial of service
1152025 – CVE-2014-7975 Kernel: fs: umount denial of service [fedora-all]
1151095 – CVE-2014-7970 Kernel: fs: VFS denial of service
1151484 – CVE-2014-7970 Kernel: fs: VFS denial of service [fedora-all]
1149414 – bcache Oops at bch_btree_node_read_done+0x4c/0x450 [bcache]
1149509 – [PATCH] Apply quirk for elan touchscreens<br
The 3.16.6 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.