The following two security updates are available for Debian GNU/Linux: [SECURITY] [DSA 2280-1] libvirt security update and [SECURITY] [DSA 2279-1] libapache2-mod-authnz-external security update
[SECURITY] [DSA 2280-1] libvirt security update
[SECURITY] [DSA 2280-1] libvirt security update
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2280-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Steffen Joeris
July 19, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libvirt
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE IDs : CVE-2011-2511 CVE-2011-1486
Debian Bugs : 633630 623222
It was discovered that libvirt, a library for interfacing with different
virtualization systems, is prone to an integer overflow (CVE-2011-2511).
Additionally, the stable version is prone to a denial of service,
because its error reporting is not thread-safe (CVE-2011-1486).
For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.8.3-5+squeeze2.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.4.6-10+lenny2.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), these problems will fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.9.2-7).
We recommend that you upgrade your libvirt 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/
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2279-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Steffen Joeris
July 19, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libapache2-mod-authnz-external
Vulnerability : SQL injection
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-2688
Debian Bug : 633637
It was discovered that libapache2-mod-authnz-external, an apache
authentication module, is prone to an SQL injection via the $user
paramter.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2+squeeze1.
The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain
libapache2-mod-authnz-external
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libapache2-mod-authnz-external 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/