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Debian: DSA-3116-1 Moderate: Polarssl Memory Leak DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey December 30, 2014
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A vulnerability in polarssl may result in unhandled memory consumption, causing service outages. Ensure to update your software packages to maintain the security of your Debian system.
It was discovered that a memory leak in parsing X.509 certificates may result in denial of service
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Summary

It was discovered that a memory leak in parsing X.509 certificates may
result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.9-1~deb7u4.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.3.9-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.9-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your polarssl 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/



Package: polarssl
CVE ID: CVE-2014-8628

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