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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892010
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2010-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bsdiff' package(s) announced via the DLA-2010-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bsdiff' package(s) announced via the DLA-2010-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An issue in bsdiff, a tool to generate/apply a patch between two binary files, has been found.

Using a crafted patch file an integer signedness error in bspatch could be used for a heap based buffer overflow and possibly execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 4.3-15+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bsdiff packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'bsdiff' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9862
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 91824
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-16:25
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:25.bspatch.asc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/8
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-44
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00028.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/09/2
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036438
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1977 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00026.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4500-1/
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