Updated Debian 7: 7.10 released
April 2nd, 2016
The Debian project is pleased to announce the tenth update of its
oldstable distribution Debian 7 (codename wheezy
).
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.
Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian
7 but only updates some of the packages included. There is
no need to throw away old wheezy
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via an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of
date packages to be updated.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 |
|---|---|
| amd64-microcode | Update AMD microcode patch firmware for AMD Family 15h Processors to fix bugs in prior microcode patch |
| aptdaemon | Security fix [CVE-2015-1323] |
| base-files | Update for the point release |
| c-icap | Fix FTBFS with newerOpenSSL versions; rebuild against libclamav7 |
| c-icap-modules | Rebuild against libclamav7 |
| calendarserver | Fix POODLE; update zoneinfo to tzdata 2015g |
| clamav | Avoid unaligned memory access; new upstream release |
| commons-httpclient | Ensure HTTPS calls use http.socket.timeout during SSL Handshake [CVE-2015-5262] |
| dansguardian | Rebuild against libclamav7 |
| dbconfig-common | Fix permission of PostgreSQL backup files |
| debian-installer | Rebuild against oldstable-proposed-updates |
| debian-installer-netboot-images | Rebuild against new debian-installer |
| exfat-utils | Fix buffer overflow and infinite loop |
| exim4 | Fix defect in 89_02_Store-the-initial-working-directory.diff patch from the previous security upload |
| firebug | Update for compatibility with newer Iceweasel versions |
| fuse-exfat | Fix buffer overflow and infinite loop |
| giflib | Bail out if Width > SWidth [CVE-2015-7555] |
| gummi | Avoid predictable naming of temporary files [CVE 2015-7758] |
| iptables-persistent | Stop rules files being world-readable |
| libclamunrar | Rebuild for libclamav7 |
| libdatetime-timezone-perl | Update included data to tzdata 2016c |
| libhtml-scrubber-perl | Fix cross-site scripting vulnerability in comments [CVE-2015-5667] |
| libiptables-parse-perl | Fix use of predictable names for temporary files [CVE-2015-8326] |
| librsvg | Fix out-of-bounds heap read when parsing SVG file [CVE-2015-7557] |
| libssh | Fix Double free on dangling pointers in initial key exchange packet[CVE-2014-8132]; fix null pointer dereference due to a logical error in the handling of a SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and KEXDH_REPLY packets[CVE-2015-3146] |
| linux | update to new upstream stable release 3.2.78; drm, agp: Update to 3.4.110; rt: update to 3.2.77-rt111; ppp, slip: Validate VJ compression slot parameters completely [CVE-2015-7799]; KVM: svm: unconditionally intercept #DB [CVE-2015-8104] |
| live-tools | Depend on initramfs-tools |
| maven2 | Rebuild with libmaven2-core-java 2.2.1-8+deb7u1 to use a secure connection by default to download artifacts from the Maven Central repository |
| maven2-core | Use a secure connection by default to download artifacts from the Maven Central repository |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers | New upstream release [CVE-2015-5950]; fix Unsanitized User Mode Input issue [CVE-2015-7869] |
| nvidia-graphics-modules | Rebuild with nvidia-kernel-source 304.131 |
| pykerberos | Add KDC authenticity verification support [CVE-2015-3206] |
| python-clamav | Rebuild against libclamav7 |
| sendmail | Properly set the close-on-exec flag for file descriptors before executing mailers [CVE-2014-3956]; fix an incorrect assertion in libmilter; add support for OpenSSL options SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1 and SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2; fix A-only MX CNAME interface binding issues when using IPv6; raise MAXDAEMONS from 10 to 64; start sendmail after bind9 (or any other named) if it is installed; fix infinite loop in update_db |
| stk | Install missing SKINI.msg and .tbl include files |
| tzdata | New upstream release |
| zendframework | Fix entropy issue with captcha [ZF2015-09] |
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 |
|---|---|
| gnome-gmail | Broken |
| libnsbmp | Security issues, unmaintained |
| libnsgif | Security issues, unmaintained |
| tlslite | Unmaintained, outdated |
| vimperator | Incompatible with newer iceweasel versions |
Debian Installer
The installer has been updated to include the fixes incorporated into oldstable by the point release.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:
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>.