A libmatio security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address a vulnerability in Mat_VarReadNextInfo4 in mat4.c that could lead to a heap-based buffer over-read in strdup_vprintf.

DLA 2267-1: libmatio security update

Package : libmatio
Version : 1.5.2-3+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2019-17533

In libmatio, a library to read and write Matlab MAT files,
a vulnerability was fixed in Mat_VarReadNextInfo4 in mat4.c
that could lead to a heap-based buffer over-read in strdup_vprintf.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1.5.2-3+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmatio 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