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Posted on 04 October 2019
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4541-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
October 04, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libapreq2
CVE ID : CVE-2019-12412
Debian Bug : 939937
Max Kellermann reported a NULL pointer dereference flaw in libapreq2, a
generic Apache request library, allowing a remote attacker to cause a
denial of service against an application using the library (application
crash) if an invalid nested "multipart" body is processed.
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.13-7~deb9u1.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.13-7~deb10u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2 packages.
For the detailed security status of libapreq2 please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libapreq2
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/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
