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Debian: DSA-2638-1 Critical OpenAFS Buffer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2013
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The recent OpenAFS update for Debian addresses multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities, reducing risks of potential denial of service (DoS) attacks or unauthorized code execution
Multiple buffer overflows were discovered in OpenAFS, the implementation of the distributed filesystem AFS, which might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary co...
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Summary

Multiple buffer overflows were discovered in OpenAFS, the implementation
of the distributed filesystem AFS, which might result in denial of
service or the execution of arbitrary code. Further information is
available at http://www.openafs.org/security.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.12.1+dfsg-4+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.1-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openafs 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: openafs
CVE ID: CVE-2013-1794 CVE-2013-1795

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