Ubuntu: USN-4913-1 Important: Hivex Memory Access Vulnerability
debian
May 10, 2021
Jemery Galindo discovered an out-of-bounds memory access in Hivex, a library to parse Windows Registry hive files
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Summary
Jemery Galindo discovered an out-of-bounds memory access in Hivex, a
library to parse Windows Registry hive files.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.18-1+deb10u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your hivex packages.
For the detailed security status of hivex please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/hivex
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: hivex
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3504
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