Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892966
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2966-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgc' package(s) announced via the DLA-2966-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgc' package(s) announced via the DLA-2966-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: libgc, a conservative garbage collector, is vulnerable to integer overflows in multiple places. In some cases, when asked to allocate a huge quantity of memory, instead of failing the request, it will return a pointer to a small amount of memory possibly tricking the application into a buffer overwrite. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:7.4.2-8+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libgc packages. For the detailed security status of libgc please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references] 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: 'libgc' package(s) on Debian 9. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9427 BugTraq ID: 94407 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94407 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00039.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/3 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3126 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00089.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3177 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00115.html
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