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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for libgc (DLA-2966-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgc' package(s) announced via the DLA-2966-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
libgc, a conservative garbage collector, is vulnerable to integer overflows in multiple places. In some cases, when asked to allocate a huge quantity of memory, instead of failing the request, it will return a pointer to a small amount of memory possibly tricking the application into a buffer overwrite.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libgc' 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 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:7.4.2-8+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libgc packages.