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Debian 10: DLA-3576-1 Moderate: GSL Buffer Overflow Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 21, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3612-1 addresses a CVE related to a critical memory leak issue that may lead to service disruptions or unauthorized access.
A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library)
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gsl packages.

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

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: gsl
Version: 2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-35357

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