Debian: DSA-2988-1: transmission security update

Date24 Jul 2014

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Ben Hawkes discovered that incorrect handling of peer messages in the Transmission bittorrent client could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2988-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
July 24, 2014                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : transmission
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-4909

Ben Hawkes discovered that incorrect handling of peer messages in the
Transmission bittorrent client could result in denial of service or the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.52-3+nmu2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your transmission 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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