Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.10 released
July 19th, 2014
The Debian project is pleased to announce the tenth and final update of its
oldstable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename squeeze
).
This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable
release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories
were already published separately and are referenced where available.
The packages from DSA 2727, DSA 2765, DSA 2893 and DSA 2912 are not included
in this point release for technical reasons, as are some architectures for
DSA 2782, DSA 2809, DSA 2810, DSA 2868 and DSA 2886. All other security updates
released during the lifetime of squeeze
that have not previously been
part of a point release are included in this update.
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 old squeeze
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via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of
date packages to be updated.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:
Please note that the 6.0 distribution is no longer receiving
security support. If you are using the amd64 or i386 architecture and
not able to upgrade to the current stable release, you may wish to
investigate the squeeze-lts
distribution. More information is
available at:
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This oldstable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| base-files | Update for the point release |
| catfish | Fix untrusted search path vulnerability [CVE-2014-2093 CVE-2014-2094 CVE-2014-2095 CVE-2014-2096] |
| clamav | New upstream release; regression fix |
| cups | Fix XSS in the web interface |
| debian-edu-archive-keyring | Update keyring to extend expiry on archive key |
| debian-installer | Rebuild for the point release |
| debian-installer-netboot-images | Rebuild for the point release |
| exim4 | Robustness fix for the Dovecot authenticator; use exim's ${quote:xxx} operator when invoking spfquery to disallow bypassing of SPF validation by using special mailbox names |
| ia32-libs | Update packages from oldstable and oldstable-security |
| libdbi-perl | Remove dependency on to-be-removed libplrpc-perl |
| libfinance-quote-perl | Update URLs of Yahoo! Finance services |
| mobile-broadband-provider-info | Update included data |
| postgresql-8.4 | New upstream micro-release |
| suds | Remove temporary directories on exit |
| tzdata | New upstream release |
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:
Removed packages
The following packages were removed due to circumstances beyond our control:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| spip | Security support ended |
| libgtfb | Broken |
| flashplugin-nonfree | Security issues |
| libplrpc-perl | Security issues |
| hlbrw | Depends on to-be-removed hlbr |
| couchdb | Security support ended |
| hlbr | Broken |
| fusionforge | Security support ended |
| mantis | Security support ended |
| bugzilla | Security support ended |
| zabbix | Security support ended |
| gksu-polkit | Security support ended |
| whatsnewfm | Obsolete as freecode.com is no longer accepting submissions |
| serendipity | Security support ended |
| mahara | Security support ended |
| movabletype-opensource | Security support ended |
| openswan | Security support ended |
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
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