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An array index error in zaptel, a set of drivers for telephony hardware, could allow users to crash the system or escalate their privileges by overwriting kernel memory (CVE-2008-5396). . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1699-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer January 11, 2009 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : zaptel Vulnerability : array index error Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-5396 CVE-2008-5744 Debian Bug : 507459 510583 An array index error in zaptel, a set of drivers for telephony hardware, could allow users to crash the system or escalate their privileges by overwriting kernel memory (CVE-2008-5396). For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.11.dfsg-1+etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid) and the testing distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.11~dfsg-3. We recommend that you upgrade your zaptel package. Upgrade instructions - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - ------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 112903 deb886bbf7ec5183a8b8f2acdb282aca Size/MD5 checksum: 1192239 a8b32a69e6c6dd1caf526eef4d0c4487 Size/MD5 checksum: 1273 a76cdc21eb9bcecf25dcd5815f65fc2d Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5 checksum: 928098 804dbf80db1756a21d25e78b339d04c6 alpha architecture (DEC Alpha) Size/MD5 checksum: 28412 da608a05b2dc20dc78ac7869d96ac8d9 Size/MD5 checksum: 27152 dc847d4d989985cc64de8cf5ddc9c278 Size/MD5 checksum: 118832 52a926c91d66dc696ceb1adcde3e8766 amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64)) Size/MD5 checksum: 112450 b97b640e292ec75039d88a149048bf37 Size/MD5 checksum: 26040 4644fc0debb57cb63d0ecd2a065628d2 Size/MD5 checksum: 26898 a816ba6f8001ce15f21436e55086c0ba arm architecture (ARM) Size/MD5 checksum: 111358 1ea716a259d884d2f60587e0c0bff0d5 Size/MD5 checksum: 26418 53817f46e87cdffc0ff1f7f552f0abcd Size/MD5 checksum: 26830 2b3cfe526622aef8c8a013ed488a3618 i386 architecture (Intel ia32) Size/MD5 checksum: 27560 c83b30d1fa4c97736612490b4a3315a5 Size/MD5 checksum: 26514 9512ab4bcdefd131908e5dcba7544054 Size/MD5 checksum: 109262 0be95fc29308efcbc541d4666caf77c4 ia64 architecture (Intel ia64) Size/MD5 checksum: 28766 58c733396e6c7306917ae9afba6ad500 Size/MD5 checksum: 136616 f09671965e51b3a0c6151735b5a470bc Size/MD5 checksum: 28400 8c55b47382faede9b16afd6ecca8f883 mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian)) Size/MD5 checksum: 112786 bb7b9050df100c78fb21227a4bcdd4bb Size/MD5 checksum: 26088 550da9590e11841dba8652209fe24e7c Size/MD5 checksum: 27218 f6ae1b88b22c6dd2ff2376adc739c13c powerpc architecture (PowerPC) Size/MD5 checksum: 27432 6b94c97d24e9caa31b6f091f1e7aa4fe Size/MD5 checksum: 28420 f1eae93d4742fe5786465bea8a8599f0 Size/MD5 checksum: 113630 09a921631b767f79b652808ca49e6831 s390 architecture (IBM S/390) Size/MD5 checksum: 114156 247c08c3342bcac8a41b6211d69581a9 Size/MD5 checksum: 27532 8fefbe0635e726df678199120adc28c2 Size/MD5 checksum: 26946 908083d23841896ce931c625ea6f632e sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC) Size/MD5 checksum: 26758306a85a06dad10720e3783e9b3566a4e Size/MD5 checksum: 27776 4f8098832f55f4b13900cf8f684bf68b Size/MD5 checksum: 111288 c8e4caf317b017bf3987f34c656c9434 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Debian DSA-1700-2 advises users on security updates for kernel modules addressing a buffer overflow vulnerability that could permit unauthorized access or service disruptions.. Debian Security Advisory,Zaptel Drivers,Privilege Escalation Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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