{"id":"MGASA-2017-0306","summary":"Updated augeas packages fix security vulnerability","details":"A vulnerability was discovered in augeas affecting the handling of\nescaped strings.  An attacker could send crafted strings that would\ncause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer,\nleading to a crash or possible code execution (CVE-2017-7555).\n","modified":"2026-02-04T02:37:47.195474Z","published":"2017-08-24T21:18:23Z","related":["CVE-2017-7555"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0306.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21549"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/3"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"augeas","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/augeas?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.0-3.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0306.json"}},{"package":{"name":"augeas","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/augeas?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.8.0-1.1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0306.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}