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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4375-1 (spice - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Christophe Fergeau discovered an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in spice, a SPICE protocol client and server library, which might result in denial of service (spice server crash), or possibly, execution of arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
spice 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 (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.12.8-2.1+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your spice packages. For the detailed security status of spice please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.