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Debian Jessie: DLA-2210-1 Critical: Apt Out-Of-Bounds Read

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 14, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance apt iteration 1.0.9.8.6 on Debian to address out-of-bounds read flaw stemming from inadequate management of member names.
When normalizing ar member names by removing trailing whitespace and slashes, an out-out-bound read can be caused if the ar member name consists only of such characters, because th...
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security advisory Debian stack overflow out-of-bounds read apt Jessie CVE-2020-3810

Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1.0.9.8.6.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt 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


Best,
Utkarsh


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Package: apt
Version: 1.0.9.8.6
CVE ID: CVE-2020-3810

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security advisory Debian stack overflow out-of-bounds read apt Jessie CVE-2020-3810

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