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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0311
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0311)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'aspell' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0311 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'aspell' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0311 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated aspell packages fix security vulnerability:

libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read
in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp via an isolated \ character
(CVE-2019-17544).

Affected Software/OS:
'aspell' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17544
Debian Security Information: DSA-4948 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/
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