Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated
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The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated press@debian.org
September 5th, 2009 http://www.debian.org/News/2009/20090905
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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated
The Debian project is pleased to announce the third update of its stable
distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly
adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with
a few adjustments for serious problems.
Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian
GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is
no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-
date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date
packages to be updated.
Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have
to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are
included in this update.
New CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular
installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively will
be available soon at the regular locations.
Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the
aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to
one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of
mirrors is available at:
<http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist>
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
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This stable update adds a few important corrections to the following
packages:
Package Reason
avelsieve Allow last filter to be deleted and fix interoperability with dovecot
base-files Update /etc/debian_version to reflect the point release
burn Properly escape filenames and more securely handle subprocess arguments
ffmpeg-debian Support reading large metadata in flac decoder
firmware-nonfree Add firmware-bnx2x package
freedoom Remove copyright-violating material
ganeti Fix hvmloader path to match Lenny's xen-utils-3.2-1
geoip Add versioned Replaces to avoid issues with upgrades from etch
gthumb Fix treating symlinked directories contents as duplicated
heartbeat Fix syntax error, IPv6 /64 prefixes and etch to lenny upgrades
irssi Fix out of bounds access
kernel-wedge Include bnx2x driver if available
libcompress-raw-bzip2-perl CVE-2009-1884: fix off-by-one error in bzinflate()
libcompress-raw-zlib-perl CVE-2009-1391: Fix a buffer overflow in inflate()
libio-socket-ssl-perl Fix security vulnerability in partial hostname matching
libpam-ssh Fix user enumeration issue
linux-2.6 Several fixes and increased hardware support
linux-kernel-di-alpha-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-amd64-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-arm-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-armel-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-hppa-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-i386-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-ia64-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-mips-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-mipsel-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-powerpc-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-s390-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
linux-kernel-di-sparc-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 kernel 2.6.26-19
mod-wsgi Incorporate upstream bug-fix releases (including several potential crash or memory leak bugs)
multipath-tools Fix crash on shutdown
nexuiz-data Disable message about new upstream versions
openafs Don't create invalid pointers to kernel memory when handling errors
openssl Fix several vulnerabilities
perl Fix a memory leak, buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1391) and replaces/conflicts package name typo
pidgin Properly enforce the "require SSL/TLS" option on older XMPP servers
postgrey Update whitelist; include wider Google entry
python-django Fix aribtrary filesystem access via crafted URLs
python-numpy Fix incorrect symlink to include file
python-support Ignore lines starting "import" when parsing .pth files
request-tracker3.6 Only allow SuperUsers to edit global RT at a Glance
spamassassin Stop using cybersquatted open-whois.org RBL
stardict Disable network dictionary plugin (CVE-2009-2260)
subversion Fix mail header formatting in commit-email.pl hook
texlive-base Don't fail when LaTeX is five years old; blacklist lamsarrow.sty and include fixed font metrics
texlive-bin Fix error with configuring when included files are five years old
texlive-extra Don't fail when LaTeX is five years old
texlive-lang Don't fail when LaTeX is five years old
tor Fix DoS and another potential security issue
transmission Fix segfault and generation of invalid filenames
tzdata Update Cairo DST for Ramadan
udev Update several rules and add backported fixes
user-mode-linux Rebuild against linux-source-2.6.26 (2.6.26-19)
wordpress Fix password reset procedure
xcftools Fix crash with files containing negative co-ordinates
xfce4-dict Don't create zombie processes
xfce4-weather-plugin Use weather.com API key so that results are returned again
xorg Fix grave bug in postinst maintainer script which could lead to empty xorg configuration files
znc Fix crash if a user is deleted whilst connecting to a server
New version of debian-installer
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The installer has been updated to incorporate the new kernels released
with this point release, adding support for new network hardware, and to
fix a segfault early in the boot process of installations for the S/390
architecture.
Security Updates
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This revision adds the following security updates to the stable release.
The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these
updates:
Advisory ID Package Correction(s)
DSA-1813 evolution-data-server Regressions in previous security update
DSA-1816 apache2 Privilege escalation
DSA-1816 apache2-mpm-itk Privilege escalation
DSA-1826 eggdrop Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1827 ipplan Cross-site scripting
DSA-1828 ocsinventory-agent Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1829 sork-passwd-h3 Cross-site scripting
DSA-1830 icedove Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1831 djbdns Privilege escalation
DSA-1832 camlimages Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1833 dhcp3 Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1834 apache2 Denial of service
DSA-1834 apache2-mpm-itk Denial of service
DSA-1838 pulseaudio Privilege escalation
DSA-1840 xulrunner Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1842 openexr Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1843 squid3 Denial of service
DSA-1845 user-mode-linux Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1846 kvm Denial of service
DSA-1847 bind9 Denial of service
DSA-1848 znc Remote code execution
DSA-1851 gst-plugins-bad0.10 Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1852 fetchmail SSL certificate verification weakness
DSA-1853 memcached Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1854 apr Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1854 apr-util Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1855 subversion Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1856 mantis Information leak
DSA-1857 camlimages Arbitrary code execution
DSA-1858 imagemagick Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1859 libxml2 Several issues
DSA-1860 ruby1.8 Several issues
DSA-1865 user-mode-linux Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1867 kdelibs Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1869 curl SSL certificate verification weakness
DSA-1870 pidgin Insufficient input sanitization
DSA-1871 wordpress Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1873 xulrunner Spoofing vulnerabilities
DSA-1874 nss Several vulnerabilities
DSA-1875 ikiwiki Information disclosure
DSA-1876 dnsmasq Remote code execution
DSA-1877 mysql-dfsg-5.0 Arbitrary code execution
Removed packages
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The following packages were removed due to circumstances beyond our
control:
Package Reason
sabayon very buggy; unsuitable for a stable release
URLs
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The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:
<http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/ChangeLog>
The current stable distribution:
<http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable>
Proposed updates to the stable distribution:
<http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates>
stable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):
<http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/>
Security announcements and information:
<http://www.debian.org/security/>
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