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Updated texlive-base has been released for Debian 7 LTS



Package : texlive-base
Version : 2012.20120611-5+deb7u1
CVE ID : CVE-2016-10243


The TeX system allows for calling external programs from within the TeX
source code. This has been restricted to a small set of programs since a
long time ago.

Unfortunately it turned out that one program in the list, mpost, allows
in turn to specify other programs to be run, which allows arbitrary code
execution when compiling a TeX document.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2012.20120611-5+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your texlive-base 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
  Texlive-base security update for Debian 7 LTS