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The following updates are available for Debian:

[DLA 594-1] openssh security update
[DSA 3648-1] wireshark security update



[DLA 594-1] openssh security update

Package : openssh
Version : 6.0p1-4+deb7u6
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6515
Debian Bug : 833823

OpenSSH secure shell client and server had a denial of service
vulnerability reported.

CVE-2016-6515
The password authentication function in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3
does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", this problems has been fixed in version
6.0p1-4+deb7u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssh 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

[DSA 3648-1] wireshark security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3648-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 12, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wireshark
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6504 CVE-2016-6505 CVE-2016-6506 CVE-2016-6507
CVE-2016-6508 CVE-2016-6509 CVE-2016-6510 CVE-2016-6511

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS,
PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, LDSS, RLC and OpenFlow, which could result in
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u8.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

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