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Debian 7 DLA-1067-1 Critical: Augeas Heap Buffer Overflow Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 26, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Augeas patch addresses a critical memory overflow vulnerability, enhancing the security posture of Debian 7 installations.
Augeas is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.10.0-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your augeas 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: augeas
Version: 0.10.0-1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7555
Debian Bug: 872400

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