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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3103-1 Critical: zlib Buffer Overflow Exploit

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 12, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
The Debian Long Term Support team has published advisory DLA-3104-1 concerning a severe vulnerability in zlib that involves a critical buffer overflow. Please ensure to update immediately!
Evgeny Legerov reported a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the inflate operation in zlib, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitra...
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1:1.2.11.dfsg-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your zlib packages.

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

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: zlib
Version: 1:1.2.11.dfsg-1+deb10u2
CVE ID: CVE-2022-37434
Debian Bug: 1016710

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