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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3173-1 (libgtk2-perl - 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 libgtk2-perl, a Perl interface to the 2.x series of the Gimp Toolkit library, incorrectly frees memory which GTK+ still holds onto and might access later, leading to denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libgtk2-perl on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.244-1+deb7u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.2492-4. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.2492-4. We recommend that you upgrade your libgtk2-perl packages.