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Debian 8: DLA-2224-1 Critical: Dosfstools Invalid Memory Overflow

It was discovered that there was both an invalid memory and heap overflow vulnerability in dosfstools, a collection of utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems. . Package : dosfstools Version : 3.0.27-1+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2015-8872 CVE-2016-4804 It was discovered that there was both an invalid memory and heap overflow vulnerability in dosfstools, a collection of utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems. For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.27-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your dosfstools 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 . Debian 8 receives a vital update from Dosfstools addressing severe memory and overflow vulnerabilities identified in the latest releases.. dosfstools, security update, memory overflow, Debian LTS, vulnerability management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 30, 2020 •Critical Debian LTS