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Debian 8 Jessie: DLA-1543-1 Critical Gnulib Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2018
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Enhance gnulib to rectify heap overflow vulnerability within convert_to_decimal function—significant security flaw addressed in Debian LTS.
Ben Pfaff discovered that the convert_to_decimal function in the GNU Portability Library contains a heap-based buffer overflow because memory is not allocated for a trailing '\0' c...
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your gnulib 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: gnulib
Version: 20140202+stable-2+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-17942
Debian Bug: 910757

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