Debian: DSA-4293-1: discount security update

Date 14 Sep 2018

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By Anthony Pell

Several heap buffer overflows were found in discount, an implementation of the Markdown markup language, that could be triggered witth specially crafted Markdown data and would cause discount to read past the end of internal buffers.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4293-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Alessandro Ghedini
September 14, 2018                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : discount
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-11468 CVE-2018-11503 CVE-2018-11504 CVE-2018-12495
Debian Bug     : 901912

Several heap buffer overflows were found in discount, an implementation
of the Markdown markup language, that could be triggered witth specially
crafted Markdown data and would cause discount to read past the end of
internal buffers.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.2-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your discount packages.

For the detailed security status of discount please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/discount

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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