Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 updated
September 4th, 2010
The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.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 CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively 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:
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This stable update adds several binary updates for various architectures to packages whose version was not synchronised across all architectures. It also adds a few important corrections to the following packages:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| base-files | Update /etc/debian_version |
| bgoffice | Don't delete files from /var/lib/aspell on upgrade |
| debian-archive-keyring | Add squeeze keys; retire etch keys |
| git-core | Fix stack-based buffer overflow handling gitdir paths |
| ia32-libs | Fix ld-linux.so.2 symlink on ia64 and add ld.so.conf snippet |
| imp4 | Disable DNS prefetching when disabling untrusted content; fix escaping problems in URL display |
| iputils | Fix resource consumption by specially crafted pong |
| libapache-dbi-perl | Properly apply security patch during build |
| libnet-sftp-foreign-perl | Add missing Recommends on lib{expect,io-pty}-perl |
| libnss-lwres | Rebuild against liblwres50 (introduced in bind9 DSA) |
| libpoe-component-irc-perl | Filter out commands containing newlines to prevent injection attack |
| libtk-filedialog-perl | Fix error about making '.filedialog' its own master |
| libwww-perl | Fix incorrect use of redo; lwp-download - don't use server-supplied filenames beginning with '.' |
| linux-2.6 | Several fixes and increased hardware support |
| makepasswd | Avoid generating predictable passwords |
| okular | Memory corruption |
| pango1.0 | Fix crash with invalid Unicode sequences |
| paste | Fix XSS |
| pastebinit | Update pastebin.com definition; remove rafb.net |
| pdf2djvu | Fix crash when using -i / --indirect option |
| quik | Fix FTBFS and undesired prompting when debconf was in use |
| slim | Don't add current directory to default path |
| ttf-dzongkha | Fix hints file to point at the right font file |
| ttf-inconsolata | Mark font as fixed width and fix filename in defoma hints file |
| w3m | Check for NUL characters in certificate names |
| xserver-xorg-video-intel | Enable low power render writes on GEN3 |
Additionally, the sun-java5 and sun-java6 packages for the ia64 architecture which were not available in time for the previous point release are included in this update.
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-1919 | smarty | Regression in previous update |
| DSA-2054 | bind9 | Cache poisoning |
| DSA-2059 | pcsc-lite | Regression in previous update |
| DSA-2064 | xulrunner | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2065 | kvirc | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2066 | wireshark | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2067 | mahara | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2068 | python-cjson | Denial of service |
| DSA-2069 | znc | Denial of service |
| DSA-2070 | freetype | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2071 | libmikmod | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2072 | libpng | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2073 | mlmmj | Directory traversal |
| DSA-2074 | ncompress | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2075 | xulrunner | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2076 | gnupg2 | Execution of arbitrary code |
| DSA-2078 | kvirc | Arbitrary IRC command execution |
| DSA-2078 | mapserver | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2080 | ghostscript | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2081 | libmikmod | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2082 | gmime2.2 | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2083 | moin | Cross-site scripting |
| DSA-2084 | tiff | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2085 | lftp | File overwrite vulnerability |
| DSA-2086 | avahi | Denial of service |
| DSA-2087 | cabextract | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2088 | wget | Potential code execution |
| DSA-2089 | php5 | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2090 | socat | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2091 | squirrelmail | Cross-site request forgery |
| DSA-2092 | lxr-cvs | Cross-site scripting |
| DSA-2093 | ghostscript | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2094 | linux-2.6 | Several issues |
| DSA-2094 | user-mode-linux | Several issues |
| DSA-2095 | lvm2 | Denial of service |
| DSA-2096 | zope-ldapuserfolder | Authentication |
| DSA-2097 | phpmyadmin | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2098 | typo3-src | Several vulnerabilities |
| DSA-2099 | openoffice.org | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2100 | openssl | Double free |
| DSA-2101 | wireshark | Several vulnerabilities |
Removed packages
The following packages were removed due to circumstances beyond our control:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| libconfig-inetd-perl | broken empty package, no r-deps |
URLs
The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:
The current stable distribution:
Proposed updates to the stable distribution:
Stable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):
Security announcements and information:
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