[SECURITY] [DSA 4160-1] libevt security update

Debian Security Advisory DSA-4160-1 [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq

Package : libevt
CVE ID : CVE-2018-8754

It was discovered that insufficient input sanitising in libevt, a library
to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format, could result in denial of
service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed EVT file is
processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 20170120-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libevt packages.

For the detailed security status of libevt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libevt

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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