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Debian Jessie DSA-3793-2: Critical Shadow Signal Handling Update

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2017
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Debian's shadow package has been revised to rectify signal management regression concerns. Upgrade now to improve overall security and system resilience.
The update for the shadow suite issued as DSA-3793-1 introduced a regression in su signal handling

Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:4.2-3+deb8u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your shadow 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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