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Debian: DSA-4026-1 Critical: Bchunk Input Flaw Leading To Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 9, 2017
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The Debian Security Advisory DSA-4027-1 details a significant patch for the package 'libxml2' which mitigates vulnerabilities enabling denial of service attacks.
Wen Bin discovered that bchunk, an application that converts a CD image in bin/cue format into a set of iso and cdr/wav tracks files, did not properly check its input
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.2.0-12+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.2.0-12+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bchunk 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: bchunk
CVE ID: CVE-2017-15953 CVE-2017-15954 CVE-2017-15955

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