Debian: DSA-3254-1: suricata security update

Date09 May 2015

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Kostya Kortchinsky of the Google Security Team discovered a flaw in the DER parser used to decode SSL/TLS certificates in suricata. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause suricata to crash.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3254-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                      Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 09, 2015                           https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : suricata
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-0971

Kostya Kortchinsky of the Google Security Team discovered a flaw in the
DER parser used to decode SSL/TLS certificates in suricata. A remote
attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause suricata to crash.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.7-2+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.8-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your suricata 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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