Updated Debian GNU/Linux 5.0: 5.0.9 released
October 1st, 2011
The Debian project is pleased to announce the ninth update of its
oldstable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename lenny
).
This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable
release, along with a few adjustment to 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 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to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.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 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:
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This oldstable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| aptitude | Fix symlink attack in hierarchy editor |
| atop | Insecure use of temporary files |
| base-files | Update /etc/debian_version for the point release |
| conky | Fix file overwrite vulnerability |
| dokuwiki | RSS XSS security fix |
| klibc | Escape ipconfig's DHCP options |
| linux-2.6 | Several security updates and select fixes from upstream 2.6.27.58/9 |
| magpierss | Fix cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2011-0740) |
| mediawiki | Protect against CSS injection vulnerability |
| openldap | Security fixes |
| openssl | Fix CVE-2011-3210: SSL memory handling for (EC)DH ciphersuites |
| pmake | Fix symlink attack via temporary files |
| sun-java6 | New upstream security update |
| tesseract | Disable xterm-based debug windows to avoid file overwrite vulnerability |
| tzdata | New upstream version |
| user-mode-linux | Rebuild against linux-2.6 2.6.26-27 |
| v86d | Fix CVE-2011-1070: failure to validate netlink message sender; do not include random kernel headers in CFLAGS |
| vftool | Fix a buffer overflow in linetoken() in parseAFM.c |
| xorg-server | GLX: don't crash in SwapBuffers if we don't have a context |
Due to the timing of this point release relative to the next
update for the stable release (Debian 6.0 squeeze
), the versions
of atop and tzdata included in this point release are higher than the
corresponding packages currently in stable. The next stable point
release is planned for one week's time, after which the package versions
in stable will once again be higher, as expected.
We do not expect that this situation will cause any issues with
upgrades from oldstable to the stable release during this short period
of time, but please report any such issues which do arise. (See the
Contact Information
section below).
Security Updates
This revision adds the following security updates to the oldstable release. The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these updates:
| Advisory ID | Package | Correction(s) |
|---|---|---|
| DSA-2043 | vlc | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2149 | dbus | Denial of service |
| DSA-2150 | request-tracker3.6 | Salt password hashing |
| DSA-2151 | openoffice.org | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2152 | hplip | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2153 | user-mode-linux | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2153 | linux-2.6 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2154 | exim4 | Privilege escalation |
| DSA-2155 | freetype | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2156 | pcsc-lite | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2157 | postgresql-8.3 | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2158 | cgiirc | Cross-site scripting flaw |
| DSA-2165 | ffmpeg-debian | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2167 | phpmyadmin | SQL injection |
| DSA-2168 | openafs | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2169 | telepathy-gabble | Missing input validation |
| DSA-2170 | mailman | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2171 | asterisk | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2172 | moodle | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2173 | pam-pgsql | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2174 | avahi | Denial of service |
| DSA-2175 | samba | Missing input sanitising |
| DSA-2176 | cups | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2179 | dtc | SQL injection |
| DSA-2181 | subversion | Denial of service |
| DSA-2182 | logwatch | Remote code execution |
| DSA-2183 | nbd | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2186 | xulrunner | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2191 | proftpd-dfsg | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2195 | php5 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2196 | maradns | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2197 | quagga | Denial of service |
| DSA-2200 | xulrunner | Update HTTPS certificate blacklist |
| DSA-2200 | nss | Compromised certificate authority |
| DSA-2201 | wireshark | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2203 | nss | Update HTTPS certificate blacklist |
| DSA-2204 | imp4 | Insufficient input sanitising |
| DSA-2206 | mahara | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2207 | tomcat5.5 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2208 | bind9 | Issue with processing of new DNSSEC DS records |
| DSA-2210 | tiff | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2211 | vlc | Missing input sanitising |
| DSA-2213 | x11-xserver-utils | Missing input sanitizing |
| DSA-2214 | ikiwiki | Missing input validation |
| DSA-2217 | dhcp3 | Missing input sanitizing |
| DSA-2219 | xmlsec1 | File overwrite |
| DSA-2220 | request-tracker3.6 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2225 | asterisk | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2226 | libmodplug | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2228 | xulrunner | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2233 | postfix | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2234 | zodb | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2242 | cyrus-imapd-2.2 | Implementation error |
| DSA-2243 | unbound | Design flaw |
| DSA-2244 | bind9 | Wrong boundary condition |
| DSA-2246 | mahara | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2247 | rails | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2248 | ejabberd | Denial of service |
| DSA-2250 | citadel | Denial of service |
| DSA-2253 | fontforge | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2254 | oprofile | Command injection |
| DSA-2255 | libxml2 | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2260 | rails | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2264 | user-mode-linux | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2264 | linux-2.6 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2266 | php5 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2268 | xulrunner | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2272 | bind9 | Denial of service |
| DSA-2274 | wireshark | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2276 | asterisk | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2277 | xml-security-c | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2278 | horde3 | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2280 | libvirt | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2286 | phpmyadmin | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2288 | libsndfile | Integer overflow |
| DSA-2289 | typo3-src | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2290 | samba | Cross-side scripting |
| DSA-2291 | squirrelmail | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2292 | dhcp3 | Denial of service |
| DSA-2293 | libxfont | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2294 | freetype | Missing input sanitization |
| DSA-2296 | xulrunner | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2298 | apache2 | Denial of service |
| DSA-2298 | apache2-mpm-itk | Denial of service |
| DSA-2300 | nss | Compromised certificate authority |
| DSA-2301 | rails | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2302 | bcfg2 | Arbitrary code execution |
| DSA-2304 | squid3 | Buffer overflow |
| DSA-2308 | mantis | Multiple issues |
| DSA-2309 | openssl | Compromised certificate authority |
| DSA-2310 | linux-2.6 | Multiple issues |
Debian Installer
The Debian Installer has been updated to incorporate a new kernel containing a number of important and security-related fixes.
Removed package
The following package was removed due to circumstances beyond our control:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| pixelpost | unmaintained, multiple security issues |
URLs
The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:
The current oldstable distribution:
Proposed updates to the oldstable distribution:
oldstable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):
Security announcements and information:
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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>.