[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: libhtp-0.5.6-3.fc20

[updates at fedoraproject.org]

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2015-2223
2015-02-18 00:28:32
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Name        : libhtp
Product     : Fedora 20
Version     : 0.5.6
Release     : 3.fc20
URL         : http://www.libhtp.org
Summary     : Security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits and pieces
Description :
LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits
and pieces. The goals of the project, in the order of importance, are as
follows:
1. Completeness of coverage;
2. Permissive parsing;
3. Awareness of evasion techniques;
4. Performance;

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Update Information:

Backport an upstream patch to fix a security issue.
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ChangeLog:

* Tue Feb 17 2015 Mathieu Bridon <bochecha at daitauha.fr> - 0.5.6-3
- Backport an upstream patch to fix a security issue
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190866
* Fri Dec 12 2014 Mathieu Bridon <bochecha at daitauha.fr> - 0.5.6-2
- Backport an upstream patch to fix a security issue
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173605
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1190864 - libhtp: denial of service under memory stress
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190864
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use
su -c 'yum update libhtp' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

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