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An asterisk security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2460-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 25, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : asterisk
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-1183 CVE-2012-2414 CVE-2012-2415

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the Asterisk PBX and telephony
toolkit:

CVE-2012-1183

Russell Bryant discovered a buffer overflow in the Milliwatt
application.

CVE-2012-2414

David Woolley discovered a privilege escalation in the Asterisk
manager interface.

CVE-2012-2415

Russell Bryant discovered a buffer overflow in the Skinny driver.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.6.2.9-2+squeeze5.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your asterisk 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/