Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2675-1 caribou -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 03 Jun 2021
- Affected Packages:
- caribou
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 980061.
- More information:
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It was found that the fix for CVE-2020-25712 in the Xorg X server, addressed in DLA-2486-1, caused a regression in caribou, making it crash whenever special (shifted) characters were entered.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.21-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your caribou packages.
For the detailed security status of caribou please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/caribou
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