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A hivex security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 to address an out-of-bounds memory access issue.



DSA 4913-1: hivex security update



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4913-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 10, 2021   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : hivex
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 the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.18-1+deb10u1.

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 Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://www.debian.org/security/