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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5416-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                                  Aron Xu
May 31, 2023                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : connman
CVE ID         : CVE-2023-28488
Debian Bug     : 1034393

It was discovered that there was a potential buffer overflow and denial
of service vulnerabilty in the gdhcp client implementation of connman, a
command-line network manager designed for use on embedded devices.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.36-2.2+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your connman packages.

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

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5416-1: connman security update

May 30, 2023
It was discovered that there was a potential buffer overflow and denial of service vulnerabilty in the gdhcp client implementation of connman, a command-line network manager design...

Summary

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.36-2.2+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your connman packages.

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

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that there was a potential buffer overflow and denial
of service vulnerabilty in the gdhcp client implementation of connman, a
command-line network manager designed for use on embedded devices.

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