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Debian LTS: DLA-2169-1 Critical: libmtp Denial of Service Threat

libmtp is a library for communicating with MTP aware devices. The Media Transfer Protocol (commonly referred to as MTP) is a devised set of custom extensions to support the transfer of music files on USB digital audio players . Package : libmtp Version : 1.1.8-1+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2017-9831 CVE-2017-9832 libmtp is a library for communicating with MTP aware devices. The Media Transfer Protocol (commonly referred to as MTP) is a devised set of custom extensions to support the transfer of music files on USB digital audio playersand movie files on USB portable media players. CVE-2017-9831 An integer overflow vulnerability in the ptp_unpack_EOS_CustomFuncEx function of the ptp-pack.c file allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or maybe remote code execution by inserting a mobile device into a personal computer through a USB cable. CVE-2017-9832 An integer overflow vulnerability in ptp-pack.c (ptp_unpack_OPL function) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or maybe remote code execution by inserting a mobile device into a personal computer through a USB cable. For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.8-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libmtp 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 . Enhance libmtp to address security weaknesses and remote execution flaws in Debian LTS.. Libmtp Security Update, Denial of Service Fix, Remote Code Execution, Debian Advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 05, 2020 •Critical Debian LTS