-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3653-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 25, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : flex CVE ID : CVE-2016-6354 Debian Bug : 832768 Alexander Sulfrian discovered a buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer() function generated by Flex, which may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of code if operating on data from untrusted sources. Affected applications need to be rebuild. bogofilter will be rebuild against the updated flex in a followup update. Further affected applications should be reported at the bug referenced above. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.39-8+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.1-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.1-1. We recommend that you upgrade your flex 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.
Debian: DSA-3653-1: flex security update
Alexander Sulfrian discovered a buffer overflow in the yy_get_next_buffer() function generated by Flex, which may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of code if operating on data from untrusted sources.
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