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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2322
screen security update
7 September 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: screen
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 7
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-6806
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running screen check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3352-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
September 04, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : screen
CVE ID : CVE-2015-6806
Debian Bug : 797624
A vulnerability was found in screen causing a stack overflow which
results in crashing the screen server process, resulting in denial
of service.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-7+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.1-3+deb8u1.
For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem
has been fixed in version 4.3.1-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your screen packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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