Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-044 - Incorrect memory management in Gtk2::Gdk::Display::list_devices in perl-Gtk2 before 1.2495, where, the code was freeing memory that gtk+ still holds onto and might access later. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2015:044
http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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Package : perl-Gtk2
Date : February 12, 2015
Affected: Business Server 1.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in perl-Gtk2:
Incorrect memory management in Gtk2::Gdk::Display::list_devices in
perl-Gtk2 before 1.2495, where, the code was freeing memory that gtk+
still holds onto and might access later.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0059.html
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Business Server 1/X86_64:
fed6afa740b0315970a4464fa0fb1ea9 mbs1/x86_64/perl-Gtk2-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
c9f73f5d9834501ce797bf250357b09c mbs1/x86_64/perl-Gtk2-doc-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.noarch.rpm
2dd506e78cca0f4b554896156fdc0e42 mbs1/SRPMS/perl-Gtk2-1.242.0-3.1.mbs1.src.rpm
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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