{"id":"MGASA-2015-0034","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Updated freeciv packages fix a security vulnerability","description":"Updated freeciv packages to latest bugfix version, also fixing security vulnerability\n\nFreeciv 2.4.1 in Mageia 4 was built against an embedded version of lua 5.1,\nvulnerable to the following security issue:\n\nA heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua handles varargs\nfunctions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to\napplication crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-5461,\nmga#14038).\n\nAs of this update, Freeciv is now built against the patched system version\nof lua 5.1.\n\nThis update also provides Freeciv 2.4.4, a maintenance release in the 2.4.x\nstable branch with numerous bug fixes and minor new features.\nSee the referenced release notes for details.","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2015-01-21T17:15:23Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:45Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Mageia:4","package":"freeciv","fixed_in":["2.4.4-1.mga4"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","package":"freeciv","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.4-1.mga4"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0034.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15038","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14038","tags":["report"]},{"url":"http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS-2.4.2","tags":["web"]},{"url":"http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS-2.4.3","tags":["web"]},{"url":"http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS-2.4.4","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"MGASA-2015-0034","title":"Updated freeciv packages fix a security vulnerability","description":"Updated freeciv packages to latest bugfix version, also fixing security vulnerability\n\nFreeciv 2.4.1 in Mageia 4 was built against an embedded version of lua 5.1,\nvulnerable to the following security issue:\n\nA heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua handles varargs\nfunctions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to\napplication crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-5461,\nmga#14038).\n\nAs of this update, Freeciv is now built against the patched system version\nof lua 5.1.\n\nThis update also provides Freeciv 2.4.4, a maintenance release in the 2.4.x\nstable branch with numerous bug fixes and minor new features.\nSee the referenced release notes for details.\n","status":"published","published":"2015-01-21T17:15:23Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:45.077862Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"}]}}