Debian: DSA-3947-1 Critical: Sysinfo Security Vulnerability Announcement
debian
August 18, 2017
It was discovered that libsmpack, a library used to handle Microsoft compression formats, did not properly validate its input
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.5-1+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.5-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libmspack 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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Package: libmspack
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6419 CVE-2017-11423
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