A libtirpc security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact by a stack-based buffer overflow due to a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP packets.

DLA 2256-1: libtirpc security update

Package : libtirpc
Version : 0.2.5-1+deb8u3
CVE ID : CVE-2016-4429

It was discovered that libtiprc, a transport-independent RPC library,
could be used for a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact
by a stack-based buffer overflow due to a flood of crafted ICMP and UDP
packets.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.2.5-1+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libtirpc packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS