Debian Jesse: DLA-2002-1 Severe: libice Weak Entropy Issue
debian lts
November 23, 2019
It has been found, that libice, an X11 Inter-Client Exchange library, uses weak entropy to generate keys
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Summary
Using arc4random_buf() from libbsd should avoid this flaw.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2:1.0.9-1+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libice 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: libice
Version: 2:1.0.9-1+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-2626
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