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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-044

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-044
Posted Feb 12, 2015
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-044 - Incorrect memory management in Gtk2::Gdk::Display::list_devices in perl-Gtk2 before 1.2495, where, the code was freeing memory that gtk+ still holds onto and might access later. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

tags | advisory, perl
systems | linux, mandriva
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-044

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2015:044
http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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Package : perl-Gtk2
Date : February 12, 2015
Affected: Business Server 1.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in perl-Gtk2:

Incorrect memory management in Gtk2::Gdk::Display::list_devices in
perl-Gtk2 before 1.2495, where, the code was freeing memory that gtk+
still holds onto and might access later.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0059.html
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Business Server 1/X86_64:
fed6afa740b0315970a4464fa0fb1ea9 mbs1/x86_64/perl-Gtk2-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
c9f73f5d9834501ce797bf250357b09c mbs1/x86_64/perl-Gtk2-doc-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.noarch.rpm
2dd506e78cca0f4b554896156fdc0e42 mbs1/SRPMS/perl-Gtk2-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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