Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2851-1 libextractor -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 26 Dec 2021
- Affected Packages:
- libextractor
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 935553.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-15531. - More information:
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Invalid read for malformed DVI files was fixed in GNU libextractor, a library that extracts meta-data from files of arbitrary type.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.3-4+deb9u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your libextractor packages.
For the detailed security status of libextractor please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libextractor
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