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Debian DSA-2619-1 Critical: Xen-Qemu-DM Remote Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey February 10, 2013
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A security issue in e1000e emulation may be exploited via oversized packets. Users of Debian squeeze are advised to apply the necessary update.
A buffer overflow was found in the e1000e emulation, which could be triggered when processing jumbo frames
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Summary

A buffer overflow was found in the e1000e emulation, which could be
triggered when processing jumbo frames.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.0.1-2+squeeze3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.1.3-8 of the xen source package.

We recommend that you upgrade your xen-qemu-dm-4.0 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: xen-qemu-dm-4.0
CVE ID: CVE-2012-6075

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