Debian DSA-3341-1 Critical: Conntrack Crash with Network Protocols
debian
August 20, 2015
It was discovered that in certain configurations, if the relevant conntrack kernel module is not loaded, conntrackd will crash when handling DCCP, SCTP or ICMPv6 packets
Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:1.2.1-1+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.4.2-2+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.4.2-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your conntrack 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: conntrack
CVE ID: CVE-2015-6496
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