Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1213-1 openafs -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
20 Dec 2017
Affected Packages:
openafs
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-17432.
More information:
  • CVE-2017-17432

    It was discovered that malformed jumbogram packets could result in denial of service against OpenAFS, an implementation of the Andrew distributed file system.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+deb7u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your openafs packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS