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Debian 8: DLA-1602-1 Critical NsIS Update for Installer Issues

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 30, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Important nsis enhancement for Debian 8 strengthens defenses against identified vulnerabilities. Update immediately to protect against potential risks!
Among others, Andre Heinicke from gpg4win.org found several issues of nsis, a tool for creating quick and user friendly installers for Microsoft Windows operating systems
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Summary

The issues are fixed by ...
... using SetDefaultDllDirectories() to restrict implicitly loaded
and dynamically loaded modules to trusted directories
... creating temporary directories in a way that only elevated users can write into it
... not implicitly linking against Version.dll but using wrapper
functions


For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
2.46-10+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nsis 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: nsis
Version: 2.46-10+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2015-9267 CVE-2015-9268

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