Debian 8 Jessie: DLA-2183-1 Critical Libgsf Null Pointer Exploit
debian lts
April 25, 2020
It was discovered that there was a null pointer deference exploit in libgsf, a I/O abstraction library for GNOME
Topics Covered
Summary
An error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function could be exploited
to trigger a null pointer dereference and subsequently cause a crash via a
crafted TAR file.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1.14.30-2+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libgsf 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: libgsf
Version: 1.14.30-2+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2016-9888
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