Debian 7: DLA-923-1 Critical: Partclone Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service
debian lts
April 28, 2017
It was discovered that partclone, an utility to backup partitions, was prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the partclone image hea...
Summary
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.2.48-1+deb7u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your partclone packages.
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: partclone
Version: 0.2.48-1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6596
Debian Bug: 857966
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