Debian Security Advisory

DLA-997-1 libffi -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
21 Jun 2017
Affected Packages:
libffi
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-1000376.
More information:

libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by a number of other libraries.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.10-3+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libffi 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