Debian: DSA-3483-1: cpio security update
Debian: DSA-3483-1: cpio security update
Gustavo Grieco discovered an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in cpio, a tool for creating and extracting cpio archive files, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3483-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 19, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : cpio CVE ID : CVE-2016-2037 Debian Bug : 812401 Gustavo Grieco discovered an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in cpio, a tool for creating and extracting cpio archive files, leading to a denial of service (application crash). For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.11+dfsg-0.1+deb7u2. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.11+dfsg-4.1+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.11+dfsg-5. We recommend that you upgrade your cpio 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.