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Debian 7: DLA-923-1 Critical: Partclone Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2017
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A crucial security patch for Partclone in Debian LTS has been released. Upgrade without delay to prevent potential Denial of Service vulnerabilities.
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...
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security advisory critical issue security update buffer overflow Debian Denial of Service partclone

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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security advisory critical issue security update buffer overflow Debian Denial of Service partclone

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