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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2638-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 04, 2013                         http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : openafs
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2013-1794 CVE-2013-1795

Multiple buffer overflows were discovered in OpenAFS, the implementation
of the distributed filesystem AFS, which might result in denial of
service or the execution of arbitrary code. Further information is
available at http://www.openafs.org/security.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.12.1+dfsg-4+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.1-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openafs packages.

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

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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