Package : librpcsecgss Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-3999
It was discovered that a buffer overflow of the library for secure RPC communication over the rpcsec_gss protocol allows the execution of arbitrary code.
The oldstable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain librpcsecgss.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 0.14-2etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your librpcsecgss packages.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------