Debian: DSA-3687-1: nspr security update
Debian: DSA-3687-1: nspr security update
Two vulnerabilities were reported in NSPR, a library to abstract over operating system interfaces developed by the Mozilla project. CVE-2016-1951
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3687-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer October 05, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : nspr CVE ID : CVE-2016-1951 Debian Bug : 583651 Two vulnerabilities were reported in NSPR, a library to abstract over operating system interfaces developed by the Mozilla project. CVE-2016-1951 q1 reported that the NSPR implementation of sprintf-style string formatting function miscomputed memory allocation sizes, potentially leading to heap-based buffer overflows The second issue concerns environment variable processing in NSPR. The library did not ignore environment variables used to configuring logging and tracing in processes which underwent a SUID/SGID/AT_SECURE transition at process start. In certain system configurations, this allowed local users to escalate their privileges. In addition, this nspr update contains further stability and correctness fixes and contains support code for an upcoming nss update. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2:4.12-1+debu8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2:4.12-1. We recommend that you upgrade your nspr 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.
