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A twisted security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address a regression introduced in DLA-2145-1 due to the incorrect application of the upstream patch for CVE-2020-10108 & CVE-2020-10109 regarding a number of HTTP request splitting vulnerabilities in Twisted.



Package : twisted
Version : 14.0.2-3+deb8u2
CVE IDs : CVE-2020-10108 CVE-2020-10109
Debian Bug : #953950

It was discovered that there were was a regression introduced in
DLA-2145-1 due to the incorrect application of the upstream patch for
CVE-2020-10108 & CVE-2020-10109 regarding a number of HTTP request
splitting vulnerabilities in Twisted, an Python event-based framework
for building various types of internet applications.

Thanks to Etienne Allovon for the detailed report.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these issues have been fixed in twisted
version 14.0.2-3+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your twisted 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