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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0250
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0250)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnuchess' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0250 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnuchess' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0250 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
GNU Chess 6.2.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PGN
(Portable Game Notation) data. This is related to a buffer overflow in the
use of a .tmp.epd temporary file in the cmd_pgnload and cmd_pgnreplay
functions in frontend/cmd.cc. (CVE-2021-30184).

Affected Software/OS:
'gnuchess' package(s) on Mageia 7, Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-30184
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QC74RWMDLSQGV6Z3ZABNTPABB33S4YNF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XXOTMUSBVUZNA3JMPG6BU37DQW2YOJWS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SOGPLC77ZL2FACSOE5MWDS3YH3RBNQAQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-28
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00000.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00001.html
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