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A libbsd security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 7 Extended LTS to address an out-of-bounds read vulnerability during string comparisons.



ELA-219-1 libbsd security update

Package libbsd
Version 0.4.2-1+deb7u1
Related CVE CVE-2019-20367

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability during string comparisons was discovered in libbsd, a library of functions commonly available on BSD systems but not on others such as GNU.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.4.2-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libbsd packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

  ELA-219-1 libbsd security update