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Updated firefox packages fix security vulnerabilities: Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after…
Updated python-ntlk package fixes security vulnerability: A vulnerability was found in NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, all…
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of servic…
A flaw was reported in the DTLS protocol implementation in GnuTLS, a library implementing the TLS and SSL protocols. The DTLS client would not contribute any r…
This update is based on upstream 5.5.15 and fixes atleast the following security vulnerabilities: In the Linux kernel 5.4.0-rc2, there is a use-after-free (rea…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: There is a floating point exception in the kodak_radc_load_raw function in dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.18.2…
This update is based on upstream 5.5.14 and fixes atleast the following security vulnerabilities: In the Linux kernel 5.3.10, there is a use-after-free (read) …
Updated python-yaml packages fix security vulnerability: A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execut…
Updated varnish packages fix security vulnerability: An assert can be triggered in Varnish Cache when using Varnish with a TLS termination proxy, and the proxy…
Updated weechat packages fix security vulnerabilities: An issue was discovered in WeeChat before 2.7.1 (0.4.0 to 2.7 are affected). A malformed message 352 (wh…
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is reg…
Updated sympa packages fix security vulnerability: Sympa 6.2.38 through 6.2.52 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption from temp…
Two security issues have been detected in tika and fixed. CVE-2020-1950:
It was reported that the BlueZ's HID and HOGP profile implementations don't specifically require bonding between the device and the host. Malicious devices can…
A vulnerability in BlueZ might allow remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.
Updated okular packages fix security vulnerability: Okular can be tricked into executing local binaries via specially crafted PDF files. This binary execution…
Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerability: WebKitGTK through 2.26.4 contains a memory corruption issue (use-after-free) that may lead to arbitrary c…
Updated sleuthkit packages fix security vulnerability: In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in…
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS), the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Tails 4.4 is now available for download with several welcome improvements, including new app updates and fixes for security vulnerabilities, all of them making…
The updated package fixes a security vulnerability: A flaw was found in mod_auth_openidc before version 2.4.1. An open redirect issue exists in URLs with a sl…
Updated pure-ftpd packages fix security vulnerabilities: An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An uninitialized pointer vulnerability has been detected…
The updated packages fix several issues including security vulnerabilities: In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an ou…
Updated dojo package fixes security vulnerability: dojox was vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting. This was due to dojox.xmpp.util.xmlEncode only encoding the f…