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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0464
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0464)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gettext' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0464 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gettext' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0464 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An issue was discovered in GNU gettext 0.19.8. There is a double free in
default_add_message in read-catalog.c, related to an invalid free in
po_gram_parse in po-gram-gen.y, as demonstrated by lt-msgfmt.
(CVE-2018-18751)

Affected Software/OS:
'gettext' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18751
https://github.com/CCCCCrash/POCs/tree/master/Bin/Tools-gettext-0.19.8.1/doublefree
https://github.com/CCCCCrash/POCs/tree/master/Bin/Tools-gettext-0.19.8.1/heapcorruption
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3643
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3643
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1270 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00061.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1278 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00065.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1385 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00025.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3815-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3815-2/
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