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Debian 8: DLA-1966-1 Moderate: Aspell Buffer Over-Read Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 19, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Follow these steps to upgrade Aspell on Debian 8 to fix the buffering over-read vulnerability and reduce security risks effectively
It was discovered that Aspell, the GNU spell checker, incorrectly handled certain inputs which leads to a stack-based buffer over-read
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your aspell 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: aspell
Version: 0.60.7~20110707-1.3+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2019-17544

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security advisory buffer overflow Debian upgrade recommendation sensitive data input handling aspell

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