Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.5 released

May 12th, 2012

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename squeeze). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available.

Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 6.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 6.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.

Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

New installation media and CD and DVD images containing updated packages will be available soon at the regular locations.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

https://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Miscellaneous Bugfixes

This stable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages:

Package Reason
acpid Really fix CVE-2011-1159
apr Fix apr_file_trunc() bug which could lead to Subversion repository corruption in some rare cases
at Create hardlink as priviledged user for compatibility with later kernels
base-files Update /etc/debian_version for the point release
brltty Fix support for large esys/iris displays
clive Adapt for youtube.com changes
ecl Remove broken postrm script
eglibc Fix resolving issues with broken servers returning NOTIMP or FORMERR to AAAA queries; fix integer overflow in timezone code; local/manpages/gai.conf.5: update from latest RedHat version
evolution-data-server Make e_book_get_changes() actually return changes
fail2ban Lock server's executeCmd to prevent racing among iptables calls; fix insecure creation of tempfiles
foomatic-filters Fix insecure temporary file use in renderer command line
giplet Use checkip.dyndns.org instead of the no longer suitable www.whatismyip.org
gnusound Fix format string security issue
gosa Fix DHCP host removal and user generator Unicode character transliteration
highlight Remove broken postrm
json-glib Fix serialization of doubles
kdeutils Fix directory traversal in Ark
keepalived Set correct permissions on pid file
laptop-mode-tools Add support for 3.x kernels
libcgicc Install pkg-config file to the correct location
libxi Fix passive grabs; handle unknown device classes; fill in mods/group->effective in XIQueryPointer
linux-2.6 Add longterm releases 2.6.32.5[5-9]
linux-kernel-di-amd64-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-armel-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-i386-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-ia64-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-mips-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-mipsel-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-powerpc-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-s390-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
linux-kernel-di-sparc-2.6 Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.32-45
netselect Robustness and documentation fixes; handle mirror lists with embedded attributes
openssh Fix information disclosure regarding forced commands via debug messages
openvpn Fix /sbin/route calls on kFreeBSD
php-memcache Fix cache delete bug, when deleting objects from memcached 1.4.4+
php-memcached Fix double free in getServerByKey()
phppgadmin Fix XSS in function.php
policykit-1 Fix race condition when reading from /proc which allows local users to gain root privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec
procps Support 3.X kernels
pyspf Correctly process CNAMEs in SPF records
python-defaults Correctly remove /var/lib/python/python2.6_already_installed
python-virtualenv Fix insecure temp file handling
rott Fallback to downloading shareware data files from pkg-games.alioth.debian.org
sks Use standards-compliant POSTs
sysvinit Enable use of either rpcbind or portmap for NFS
texlive-base Don't try to repair a missing pdftexconfig.tex in preinst
tremulous Rate-limit getstatus and rcon connectionless packets, to avoid their use for traffic amplification; fix several security bugs; disable auto-downloading
tzdata New upstream version
wicd Fix local privilege escalation, CVE-2012-2095
xfce4-weather-plugin Update service key to restore access to server
yapra Add ruby1.8 build-dependency to fix broken build in clean environment

Security Updates

This revision adds the following security updates to the stable release. The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these updates:

Advisory ID Package Correction(s)
DSA-2321 moinCross-site scripting
DSA-2352 puppetProgramming error
DSA-2359 mojarraEL injection
DSA-2394 libxml2Multiple issues
DSA-2395 wiresharkBuffer underflow
DSA-2396 qemu-kvmBuffer underflow
DSA-2397 icuBuffer underflow
DSA-2398 curlMultiple issues
DSA-2399 php5Multiple issues
DSA-2400 iceweaselMultiple issues
DSA-2401 tomcat6Multiple issues
DSA-2402 iceapeMultiple issues
DSA-2403 php5Code injection
DSA-2404 xen-qemu-dm-4.0Buffer overflow
DSA-2405 apache2Multiple issues
DSA-2406 icedoveMultiple issues
DSA-2407 cvsHeap overflow
DSA-2408 php5Multiple issues
DSA-2409 devscriptsMultiple issues
DSA-2410 libpngInteger overflow
DSA-2411 mumbleInformation disclosure
DSA-2412 libvorbisBuffer overflow
DSA-2413 libarchiveBuffer overflows
DSA-2414 fexInsufficient input sanitization
DSA-2415 libmodplugMultiple issues
DSA-2416 notmuchInformation disclosure
DSA-2417 libxml2Denial of service
DSA-2418 postgresql-8.4Multiple issues
DSA-2419 puppetMultiple issues
DSA-2420 openjdk-6Multiple issues
DSA-2421 moodleMultiple issues
DSA-2422 fileMissing bounds check
DSA-2423 movabletype-opensourceMultiple issues
DSA-2424 libxml-atom-perlXML entity expansion
DSA-2425 plibBuffer overflow
DSA-2426 gimpMultiple issues
DSA-2427 imagemagickMultiple issues
DSA-2428 freetypeMultiple issues
DSA-2430 python-pamDouble free
DSA-2431 libdbd-pg-perlFormat string vulnerabilities
DSA-2432 libyaml-libyaml-perlFormat string vulnerability
DSA-2433 iceweaselMultiple issues
DSA-2434 nginxSensitive information leak
DSA-2435 gnashMultiple issues
DSA-2436 libapache2-mod-fcgidInactive resource limits
DSA-2437 icedoveMultiple issues
DSA-2438 raptorProgramming error
DSA-2439 libpngBuffer overflow
DSA-2440 libtasn1-3Integer overflow
DSA-2441 gnutls26Missing bounds check
DSA-2442 openarenaUDP traffic amplification
DSA-2443 linux-2.6Multiple issues
DSA-2443 user-mode-linuxMultiple issues
DSA-2444 tryton-serverPrivilege escalation
DSA-2445 typo3-srcMultiple issues
DSA-2446 libpngIncorrect memory handling
DSA-2447 tiffInteger overflow
DSA-2448 inspircdBuffer overflow
DSA-2449 sqlalchemyMissing input sanitization
DSA-2450 sambaPrivilege escalation
DSA-2451 puppetMultiple issues
DSA-2452 apache2Insecure default configuration
DSA-2453 gajimMultiple issues
DSA-2454 opensslMultiple issues
DSA-2455 typo3-srcCross site scripting
DSA-2456 dropbearUse after free
DSA-2457 iceweaselMultiple issues
DSA-2458 iceapeMultiple issues
DSA-2459 quaggaMultiple issues
DSA-2460 asteriskMultiple issues
DSA-2461 spipMultiple issues
DSA-2462 imagemagickMultiple issues
DSA-2463 sambaMissing permission checks
DSA-2464 icedoveMultiple issues

Debian Installer

The installer has been rebuilt to include the fixes incorporated into stable by the point release.

URLs

The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/ChangeLog

The current stable distribution:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/

Proposed updates to the stable distribution:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates

Stable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):

https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/

Security announcements and information:

http://security.debian.org/

About Debian

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Contact Information

For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at https://www.debian.org/, send mail to <press@debian.org>, or contact the stable release team at <debian-release@lists.debian.org>.