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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 2026-1] htmldoc security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 'htmldoc' package(s) announced via the DSA-2026-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
In HTMLDOC, there was a one-byte underflow in htmldoc/ps-pdf.cxx caused by a floating point math difference between GCC and Clang.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'htmldoc' 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', this issue has been fixed in htmldoc version 1.8.27-8+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your htmldoc packages.