A libonig regression update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to remove a previously applied patch.

ELA-292-2 libonig regression update

Package libonig
Version 5.9.5-3.2+deb8u6
Related CVEs CVE-2020-26159

CVE-2020-26159 was determined to not be a vulnerability and was rejected. As a result, the previously applied patch to address CVE-2020-26159 has been reverted. The additional fixes which were included in ELA-292-1 remain in place.

For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 5.9.5-3.2+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your libonig packages.

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

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