Debian: DSA-3469-1 Critical: Polarssl Buffer Overflow DoS Threat
debian
February 6, 2016
It was discovered that polarssl, a library providing SSL and TLS support, contained two heap-based buffer overflows that could allow a remote attacker to trigger denial of service ...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.2.9-1~deb7u6.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.3.9-2.1+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your polarssl 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: polarssl
CVE ID: CVE-2015-5291 CVE-2015-8036
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