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Posted on 07 August 2022
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5200-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
August 07, 2022 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libtirpc
CVE ID : CVE-2021-46828
Debian Bug : 1015873
It was discovered that libtirpc, a transport-independent RPC library,
does not properly handle idle TCP connections. A remote attacker can
take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.1-1+deb11u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libtirpc packages.
For the detailed security status of libtirpc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libtirpc
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
