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Debian DSA-4039-1 Critical: OpenSAML Coding Error Affects Security Checks

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2017
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4039-2 outlines an essential resolution for a vulnerability in the OpenSAML library, which impacts its security validation procedures.
Rod Widdowson of Steading System Software LLP discovered a coding error in the OpenSAML library, causing the DynamicMetadataProvider class to fail configuring itself with the filte...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.5.3-2+deb8u2.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.0-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your opensaml2 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: opensaml2
CVE ID: CVE-2017-16853

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