Bug 20692 - backintime new security issue CVE-2017-7572
Summary: backintime new security issue CVE-2017-7572
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Security (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David GEIGER
QA Contact: Sec team
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Reported: 2017-04-17 22:22 CEST by David Walser
Modified: 2017-04-22 22:18 CEST (History)
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Source RPM: backintime-1.1.12-3.mga6.src.rpm
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Description David Walser 2017-04-17 22:22:17 CEST 
Fedora has issued an advisory today (April 17):
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/Z4KPDOHYXXLZC3SBQSGCQE5AOZCRTP6P/

The issue is fixed in 1.1.20.  The upstream commit to fix it is linked from:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1441584

Mageia 5 is also affected.
David Walser 2017-04-17 22:22:25 CEST

Whiteboard: (none) => MGA5TOO

David Walser 2017-04-17 22:39:56 CEST

QA Contact: (none) => security
Component: RPM Packages => Security

Nicolas Lécureuil 2017-04-22 22:15:29 CEST

Whiteboard: MGA5TOO => (none)
CC: (none) => mageia

Comment 1 Nicolas Lécureuil 2017-04-22 22:18:19 CEST 
Fixed in cauldron, and mga5 is not affected.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED
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