What is the severity of RHSA-2007:1059?

The severity of RHSA-2007:1059 is considered important due to the potential for remote code execution vulnerabilities.

How do I fix RHSA-2007:1059?

To fix RHSA-2007:1059, you should update to the fixed version of the affected packages, specifically pcre and pcre-devel to version 6.6-2.el5_1.7.

Which software is affected by RHSA-2007:1059?

RHSA-2007:1059 affects the PCRE library in versions prior to 6.6-2.el5_1.7.

What types of applications might exploit RHSA-2007:1059?

Applications linked against the vulnerable PCRE library, such as Konqueror, may exploit the vulnerabilities described in RHSA-2007:1059.

Is there a workaround for RHSA-2007:1059?

A workaround for RHSA-2007:1059 would involve not using the PCRE library until a secure version is applied.

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RHSA-2007:1059

29/11/2007

RHSA-2007:1059: Important: pcre security update

First published: Thu Nov 29 2007(Updated: )

PCRE is a Perl-compatible regular expression library. Flaws were discovered in the way PCRE handles certain malformed regular expressions. If an application linked against PCRE, such as Konqueror, parses a malicious regular expression, it may have been possible to run arbitrary code as the user running the application. (CVE-2006-7225, CVE-2006-7226, CVE-2006-7228, CVE-2006-7230) Users of PCRE are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. Red Hat would like to thank Ludwig Nussel for reporting these issues.

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
redhat/pcre	<6.6-2.el5_1.7	6.6-2.el5_1.7
redhat/pcre	<6.6-2.el5_1.7	6.6-2.el5_1.7
redhat/pcre-devel	<6.6-2.el5_1.7	6.6-2.el5_1.7
redhat/pcre-devel	<6.6-2.el5_1.7	6.6-2.el5_1.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of RHSA-2007:1059?
The severity of RHSA-2007:1059 is considered important due to the potential for remote code execution vulnerabilities.
How do I fix RHSA-2007:1059?
To fix RHSA-2007:1059, you should update to the fixed version of the affected packages, specifically pcre and pcre-devel to version 6.6-2.el5_1.7.
Which software is affected by RHSA-2007:1059?
RHSA-2007:1059 affects the PCRE library in versions prior to 6.6-2.el5_1.7.
What types of applications might exploit RHSA-2007:1059?
Applications linked against the vulnerable PCRE library, such as Konqueror, may exploit the vulnerabilities described in RHSA-2007:1059.
Is there a workaround for RHSA-2007:1059?
A workaround for RHSA-2007:1059 would involve not using the PCRE library until a secure version is applied.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of RHSA-2007:1059?
The severity of RHSA-2007:1059 is considered important due to the potential for remote code execution vulnerabilities.
How do I fix RHSA-2007:1059?
To fix RHSA-2007:1059, you should update to the fixed version of the affected packages, specifically pcre and pcre-devel to version 6.6-2.el5_1.7.
Which software is affected by RHSA-2007:1059?
RHSA-2007:1059 affects the PCRE library in versions prior to 6.6-2.el5_1.7.
What types of applications might exploit RHSA-2007:1059?
Applications linked against the vulnerable PCRE library, such as Konqueror, may exploit the vulnerabilities described in RHSA-2007:1059.
Is there a workaround for RHSA-2007:1059?
A workaround for RHSA-2007:1059 would involve not using the PCRE library until a secure version is applied.