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Debian 9: DLA-2877-1 Important Announce: gdal DoS Vulnerability

debian lts
Calendar Grey January 12, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
A pair of significant vulnerabilities within the GDAL library have been addressed by Debian LTS to avert system crashes and mitigate potential code execution threats.
Two issues were found in GDAL, a geospatial library, that could lead to denial of service via application crash or possibly the execution of arbitrary code if maliciously crafted d...
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gdal packages.

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

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: gdal
Version: 2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2019-17545 CVE-2021-45943

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