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A hivex security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 9 LTS to address an out-of-bounds memory access.



DLA 2656-1: hivex security update



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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2656-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta
May 12, 2021   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : hivex
Version : 1.3.13-2+deb9u1
CVE ID : CVE-2021-3504
Debian Bug : 988024

Jemery Galindo discovered an out-of-bounds memory access in Hivex,
a library to parse Windows Registry hive files.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.3.13-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hivex packages.

For the detailed security status of hivex please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/hivex

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