A libsmi update is available for Debian GNU/Linux
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2145-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 16, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libsmi
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2010-2891
Andres Lopez Luksenberg discovered a buffer overflow in the OID parser
of libsmi, a library to access SMI MIB data.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4.7+dfsg-0.2.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4.8+dfsg2-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4.8+dfsg2-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your libsmi packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/