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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 923-1] partclone security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that partclone, an utility to backup partitions, was prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the partclone image header. This could allow remote attackers to cause a 'Denial of Service attack' in the context of the user running the affected application via a crafted partition image.
Affected Software
Affected Software
partclone on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.48-1+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your partclone packages.