Package : lighttpd Vulnerability : DOS Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-1531
It was discovered that lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint, was didn't correctly handle SSL errors. This could allow a remote attacker to disconnect all active SSL connections.
This security update fixes a regression in the previous one, which caused SSL failures.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.13-4etch8.
We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd package.
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 - -------------------------------