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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2775-1 plib -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

02 Oct 2021

Affected Packages:

plib

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-38714.

More information:

One security issue has been discovered in plib.

Integer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is found in ssgLoadTGA() function in src/ssg/ssgLoadTGA.cxx file.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.5-7+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your plib packages.

For the detailed security status of plib please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/plib

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