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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3217-1 (dpkg - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Jann Horn discovered that the source package integrity verification in dpkg-source can be bypassed via a specially crafted Debian source control file (.dsc). Note that this flaw only affects extraction of local Debian source packages via dpkg-source but not the installation of packages from the Debian archive.
Affected Software
Affected Software
dpkg 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 1.16.16. This update also includes non-security changes previously scheduled for the next wheezy point release. See the Debian changelog for details. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.17.25. We recommend that you upgrade your dpkg packages.