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Debian: DSA-2823-1 High Risk: Pixman Integer Underflow Remote Threat

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2013
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A negative integer overflow in Pixman may lead to arbitrary code execution or service disruption. Debian users are advised to perform an upgrade.
Bryan Quigley discovered an integer underflow in Pixman which could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Bryan Quigley discovered an integer underflow in Pixman which could lead
to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.16.4-1+deb6u1.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.26.0-4+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.30.2-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your pixman 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/



Package: pixman
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6425

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