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Debian 8 Jessie DLA-1470-1 Critical: Confuse Out Of Bound Read Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 19, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
A critical security vulnerability in libConfuse due to an out-of-bounds read has been resolved. It is crucial to update your packages to mitigate this risk.
An out of bound read was discoverd in libConfuse, a configuration file parser library
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Summary

An out of bound read in trim_whitespace, fixed thanks to
Sebastian Roland .

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2.7-5+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your confuse 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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cheers,
Holger


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: confuse
Version: 2.7-5+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-14447
Debian Bug: 904159

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