SB2019020207 - Fedora 29 update for mingw-libconfuse 



SB2019020207 - Fedora 29 update for mingw-libconfuse

Published: February 2, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019020207
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14447)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

trim_whitespace in lexer.l in libConfuse v3.2.1 has an out-of-bounds read.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.