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Debian 10 Buster: DLA-3506-1 Critical DoS Risk in Iperf3

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Calendar Grey July 25, 2023
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Resolve iperf3 DoS issues related to memory allocation on Debian 10 Buster with these effective steps for system optimization and monitoring efforts
A memory allocation issue was found in iperf3, the Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool, that may cause a denial of service when encountering a certain invalid length value i...
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
3.6-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iperf3 packages.

For the detailed security status of iperf3 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/iperf3

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: iperf3
Version: 3.6-2+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-38403
Debian Bug: 1040830

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