SECURITY: Fedora 32 Update: pxz-4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git.fc32
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2020-8b89d5b9eb
2020-05-01 04:04:10.484407
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Name : pxz
Product : Fedora 32
Version : 4.999.9
Release : 19.beta.20200421git.fc32
URL : https://jnovy.fedorapeople.org/pxz/
Summary : Parallel LZMA compressor using XZ
Description :
Parallel XZ is a compression utility that takes advantage of running
XZ compression simultaneously on different parts of an input file on
multiple cores and processors. This significantly speeds up compression time.
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Update Information:
- Update to GIT 20200421 - Added patch against race condition in setting
permissions on output file (#1182024) - Added patch to revert environment
redirect allowing `export XZ_OPT="-9"` or similar
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ChangeLog:
* Tue Apr 21 2020 Robert Scheck 4.999.9-19.beta.20200421git
- Update to GIT 20200421
- Added patch against race condition in setting permissions on output file (#1182024)
- Added patch to revert environment redirect allowing 'export XZ_OPT="-9"' or similar
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #1182024 - CVE-2015-1200 pxz: race condition in setting permissions on output file
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182024
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-8b89d5b9eb' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
A pxz security update has been released for Fedora 32.