Debian: DSA-3352-1: screen security update

Date04 Sep 2015

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

A vulnerability was found in screen causing a stack overflow which results in crashing the screen server process, resulting in denial of service.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3352-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                 Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
September 04, 2015                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : screen
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-6806
Debian Bug     : 797624

A vulnerability was found in screen causing a stack overflow which
results in crashing the screen server process, resulting in denial
of service.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-7+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.1-3+deb8u1.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem
has been fixed in version 4.3.1-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your screen 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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