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Debian 8: DLA-1587-1 Moderate: Pixman Numerical Overflow Advisory

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 22, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrading the pixman package on Debian 8 is advised to resolve existing vulnerabilities. Fixing the numerical overflow in pointer operations is also key for system stability and security
CVE-2015-5297 Numerical overflow in pointer arithmetic
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security advisory software update debian medium severity pixman pointer arithmetic numerical overflow

Summary


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.32.6-3+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pixman 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



Package: pixman
Version: 0.32.6-3+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2015-5297

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update debian medium severity pixman pointer arithmetic numerical overflow

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