Debian 8: DLA-2010-1 Critical: bsdiff Heap Overflow Risk
debian lts
November 26, 2019
An issue in bsdiff, a tool to generate/apply a patch between two binary files, has been found
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Summary
Using a crafted patch file an integer signedness error in bspatch could be
used for a heap based buffer overflow and possibly execution of arbitrary
code.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
4.3-15+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your bsdiff 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: bsdiff
Version: 4.3-15+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9862
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