Debian: DSA-3483-1: cpio security update

Date 19 Feb 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

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).


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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
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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/

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