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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1833-1] bzip2 security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'bzip2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1833-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Two issues in bzip2, a high-quality block-sorting file compressor, have been fixed. One, CVE-2019-12900, is a out-of-bounds write when using a crafted compressed file. The other, CVE-2016-3189, is a potential user-after-free.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'bzip2' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.6-7+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your bzip2 packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)