Debian: DSA-3341-1: conntrack security update

Date 20 Aug 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

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.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3341-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
August 20, 2015                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : conntrack
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-6496
Debian Bug     : 796103

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.

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.

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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