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Debian 8 Jessie DLA-2189-1 Critical: Rzip Heap Overflow Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 26, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
To fix a critical buffer overflow in the rzip package on Debian 8 Jessie, update your package lists and upgrade rzip to ensure security compliance
Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo discovered a heap buffer overflow write in the rzip program (a compression program for large files) when uncompressing maliciously crafted files
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Summary


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2.1-2+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rzip 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: rzip
Version: 2.1-2+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-8364

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