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Debian Wheezy DSA-2995-1 Critical: LZO Integer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2014
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Buffer overflow in LZO library may lead to unexpected application behavior or unauthorized code execution. Immediate update strongly advised.
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.06-1+deb7u1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.08-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.08-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your lzo2 packages.

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



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Package: lzo2
CVE ID: CVE-2014-4607

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