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Debian Wheezy DLA-1064-1 High: FreeRADIUS Memory Handling Issue

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Calendar Grey August 25, 2017
Scroller Debian Lts
Enhancement for FreeRADIUS addresses memory management vulnerabilities that could expose Debian systems to external threats.
Guido Vranken discovered that FreeRADIUS, an open source implementation of RADIUS, the IETF protocol for AAA (Authorisation, Authentication, and Accounting), did not properly handl...
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Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.1.12+dfsg-1.2+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your freeradius packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: freeradius
Version: 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2+deb7u2
CVE ID: CVE-2017-10978 CVE-2017-10979 CVE-2017-10980
Debian Bug: 868765

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