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TITLE:
Debian update for gzip

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22034

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22034/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an updated for gzip. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.

For more information:
SA21996

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 566 b4ef2a9e595a17f8596fdefb1f4b9bf6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 60478 cd1bec47a01d72c800f3bac85dfcc5f3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 331550 3d6c191dfd2bf307014b421c12dc8469

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 83740 450c8d78aa9654ab651ac21115834432

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 75370 cf8896b90d00dc8fce58ab1e88149674

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 76472 24b1723495120c89b9a1a55712fc557d

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 79586 9a2d72859917de0f8b269ea95f392b2b

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 71164 8267f1f753b0a2b380d149280b6e44bb

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 91588 30b9aa547cfacc09cee832a9b7516b6e

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 69110 cf17c8d59a6204c2dce1828f2b1f24c6

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 79488 e2242db1fb6e1c589a67658f96ba7f27

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 79350 da63d665a88c29c6cf07b1ef3566ecd1

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 76948 12e742fd43b8325e89f3b96e0cdd89a6

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 77540 0e75950ede6c45a332eead6d71b7e7a2

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gzip/gzip_1.3.5-10sarge2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 74654 471feed410766674a72327e58702febd

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.3.5-15.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1181

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21996:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996/

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