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Debian 10: DLA-3374-1 Critical: libmicrohttpd DoS Issue Resolved

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 30, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4853-1 highlights a severe vulnerability in the libxml2 package. Urgent patching is advised.
An issue has been found in linmicrohttpd, a library embedding HTTP server functionality

Summary

An issue has been found in linmicrohttpd, a library embedding HTTP server
functionality. Parsing crafted POST requests result in an out of bounds
read, which might cause a DoS (Denial of Service).


For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
0.9.62-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmicrohttpd packages.

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

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: libmicrohttpd
Version: 0.9.62-1+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-27371

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