Updated Debian 10: 10.8 released
February 6th, 2021
The Debian project is pleased to announce the eighth update of its
stable distribution Debian 10 (codename buster
).
This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues,
along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories
have already been published separately and are referenced where available.
Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of Debian
10 but only updates some of the packages included. There is
no need to throw away old buster
media. After installation,
packages can be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian
mirror.
Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point release.
New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations.
Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by pointing the package management system at one of Debian's many HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This stable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| atftp | Fix denial of service issue [CVE-2020-6097] |
| base-files | Update /etc/debian_version for the 10.8 point release |
| ca-certificates | Update Mozilla CA bundle to 2.40, blacklist expired AddTrust External Root |
| cacti | Fix SQL injection issue [CVE-2020-35701] and stored XSS issue |
| cairo | Fix mask usage in image-compositor [CVE-2020-35492] |
| choose-mirror | Update mirror list |
| cjson | Fix infinite loop in cJSON_Minify |
| clevis | Fix initramfs creation; clevis-dracut: Trigger initramfs creation upon installation |
| cyrus-imapd | Fix version comparison in cron script |
| debian-edu-config | Move host keytabs cleanup code out of gosa-modify-host into a standalone script, reducing LDAP calls to a single query |
| debian-installer | Use 4.19.0-14 Linux kernel ABI; rebuild against proposed-updates |
| debian-installer-netboot-images | Rebuild against proposed-updates |
| debian-installer-utils | Support partitions on USB UAS devices |
| device-tree-compiler | Fix segfault on dtc -I fs /proc/device-tree |
| didjvu | Add missing build-dependency on tzdata |
| dovecot | Fix crash when searching mailboxes containing malformed MIME messages |
| dpdk | New upstream stable release |
| edk2 | CryptoPkg/BaseCryptLib: fix NULL dereference [CVE-2019-14584] |
| emacs | Don't crash with OpenPGP User IDs with no e-mail address |
| fcitx | Fix input method support in Flatpaks |
| file | Increase name recursion depth to 50 by default |
| geoclue-2.0 | Check the maximum allowed accuracy level even for system applications; make the Mozilla API key configurable and use a Debian-specific key by default; fix display of the usage indicator |
| gnutls28 | Fix test suite error caused by expired certificate |
| grub2 | When upgrading grub-pc noninteractively, bail out if grub-install fails; explicitly check whether the target device exists before running grub-install; grub-install: Add backup and restore; don't call grub-install on fresh install of grub-pc |
| highlight.js | Fix prototype pollution [CVE-2020-26237] |
| intel-microcode | Update various microcode |
| iproute2 | Fix bugs in JSON output; fix race condition that DOSes the system when using ip netns add at boot |
| irssi-plugin-xmpp | Do not trigger the irssi core connect timeout prematurely, thus fixing STARTTLS connections |
| libdatetime-timezone-perl | Update for new tzdata version |
| libdbd-csv-perl | Fix test failure with libdbi-perl 1.642-1+deb10u2 |
| libdbi-perl | Security fix [CVE-2014-10402] |
| libmaxminddb | Fix heap-based buffer over-read [CVE-2020-28241] |
| lttng-modules | Fix build on kernel versions >= 4.19.0-10 |
| m2crypto | Fix compatibility with OpenSSL 1.1.1i and newer |
| mini-buildd | builder.py: sbuild call: set '--no-arch-all' explicitly |
| net-snmp | snmpd: Add cacheTime and execType flags to EXTEND-MIB |
| node-ini | Do not allow invalid hazardous string as section name [CVE-2020-7788] |
| node-y18n | Fix prototype pollution issue [CVE-2020-7774] |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers | New upstream release; fix possible denial of service and information disclosure [CVE-2021-1056] |
| nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx | New upstream release; fix possible denial of service and information disclosure [CVE-2021-1056] |
| pdns | Security fixes [CVE-2019-10203 CVE-2020-17482] |
| pepperflashplugin-nonfree | Turn into a dummy package taking care of removing the previously installed plugin (no longer functional nor supported) |
| pngcheck | Fix buffer overflow [CVE-2020-27818] |
| postgresql-11 | New upstream stable release; security fixes [CVE-2020-25694 CVE-2020-25695 CVE-2020-25696] |
| postsrsd | Ensure timestamp tags aren't too long before trying to decode them [CVE-2020-35573] |
| python-bottle | Stop allowing ;as a query-string separator [CVE-2020-28473] |
| python-certbot | Automatically use ACMEv2 API for renewals, to avoid issues with ACMEv1 API removal |
| qxmpp | Fix potential SEGFAULT on connection error |
| silx | python(3)-silx: Add dependency on python(3)-scipy |
| slirp | Fix buffer overflows [CVE-2020-7039 CVE-2020-8608] |
| steam | New upstream release |
| systemd | journal: do not trigger assertion when journal_file_close() is passed NULL |
| tang | Avoid race condition between keygen and update |
| tzdata | New upstream release; update included timezone data |
| unzip | Apply further fixes for CVE-2019-13232 |
| wireshark | Fix various crashes, infinite loops and memory leaks [CVE-2019-16319 CVE-2019-19553 CVE-2020-11647 CVE-2020-13164 CVE-2020-15466 CVE-2020-25862 CVE-2020-25863 CVE-2020-26418 CVE-2020-26421 CVE-2020-26575 CVE-2020-28030 CVE-2020-7045 CVE-2020-9428 CVE-2020-9430 CVE-2020-9431] |
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:
Removed packages
The following packages were removed due to circumstances beyond our control:
| Package | Reason |
|---|---|
| compactheader | Incompatible with current Thunderbird versions |
Debian Installer
The installer has been updated to include the fixes incorporated into stable by the point release.
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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Contact Information
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