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Debian: DSA-3129-1: rpm security update

Date 15 Jan 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the RPM package manager. CVE-2013-6435

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3129-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 15, 2015                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : rpm
CVE ID         : CVE-2013-6435 CVE-2014-8118

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the RPM package manager.

CVE-2013-6435

    Florian Weimer discovered a race condition in package signature
    validation.

CVE-2014-8118

    Florian Weimer discovered an integer overflow in parsing CPIO headers
    which might result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.10.0-5+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been
fixed in version 4.11.3-1.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 4.11.3-1.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rpm 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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