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Debian 9: DLA-3062-1 Moderate: ublock-origin DoS Risk Mitigation

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Calendar Grey June 29, 2022
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Enhance your browser security by upgrading adblock plus to mitigate DDoS vulnerabilities from endless loops and improve your online browsing.
uBlock, a Firefox add-on and efficient ads, malware and trackers blocker, supported an arbitrary depth of parameter nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to c...
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.42.0+dfsg-1~deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ublock-origin packages.

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

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: ublock-origin
Version: 1.42.0+dfsg-1~deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-36773
Debian Bug: 991386

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