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Fedora EPEL Update Notification
FEDORA-EPEL-2012-12842
2012-09-07 20:19:41
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Name : mcrypt
Product : Fedora EPEL 6
Version : 2.6.8
Release : 9.el6
URL :
http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Replacement for crypt()
Description :
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command,
with extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption
functions, without making drastic changes to their code. It allows users
to encrypt files or data streams without having to be cryptographers.
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Update Information:
Resolve buffer overflow in CVE-2012-4409.
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #855029 - CVE-2012-4409 mcrypt: buffer overflow when processing encrypted file
headers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=855029
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update programs. Use
su -c 'yum update mcrypt' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
All packages are signed with the Fedora EPEL GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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