Debian Security Advisories
2024 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities: Patch Without Rebooting
Linux kernel vulnerabilities are critical threats that can compromise the stability and security of Linux-based systems. In 2024, several new vulnerabilities have emerged, some of which may lead to memory corruption, crashes, ...
Critical Expat Vulnerabilities Fixed: Urgent Update Required
A recent discovery has highlighted significant security risks within the widely used Expat XML parsing C library. Security researcher Shang-Hung Wan identified three critical Expat vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to denial-of-service ...
Debian Patches Two Dovecot Vulnerabilities
A recent discovery has exposed critical vulnerabilities in the Dovecot mail server, potentially allowing attackers to exploit the IMAP implementation and disrupt service. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-23184 and CVE-2024-23185, can lead ...
BIND Vulnerabilities: Urgent Security Updates Released
Several high-severity vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND, potentially exposing millions of DNS servers to denial-of-service attacks. These issues have prompted urgent security updates from major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and ...
Multiple Tomcat Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu and Debian
Tomcat, a widely-used servlet and JSP engine, has recently undergone several security updates to address critical vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks or arbitrary code ...
Debian 12.6 Released with 84 Security Updates and 162 Bug Fixes
The Debian Project announced the release of Debian 12.6 on June 29, 2024, marking the fifth ISO update to its stable Debian 12 “Bookworm” series. Released four and a half months after ...
Firefox 126 Released with Various Security Fixes
Firefox 126 was released on May 14, 2024, introducing various new features and improvements. This update also fixed 16 security vulnerabilities that posed risks such as arbitrary code execution and clickjacking. One ...
Thunderbird Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu and Debian
In recent Ubuntu and Debian security updates, several vulnerabilities have been addressed in Thunderbird, the popular open-source mail and newsgroup client. Attackers could use these vulnerabilities to cause a denial of service, ...
Multiple PHP 7.4 Vulnerabilities Addressed in Debian 11
Debian 11 was first released on August 14th, 2021 with PHP version 7.4, which has already reached the end of life. This means PHP 7.4 will no longer receive official updates and ...
Several GTKWave Vulnerabilities Fixed in Debian
Recently, the Debian security team fixed several issues in GTKWave, an open-source waveform viewer for VCD (Value Change Dump) files. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary code, ...