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Debian 9 LTS: DLA-2760-1 Moderate: Nettle Denial Of Service Issues

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 18, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
The Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2761-1 discusses several issues related to the nettle library that could compromise both security and stability.
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in nettle, a low level cryptographic library, which could result in denial of service (remote crash in RSA decryption via specially crafted...
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
3.3-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nettle packages.

For the detailed security status of nettle please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nettle

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


-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package: nettle
Version: 3.3-1+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3580 CVE-2021-20305
Debian Bug: 985652 989631

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