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Package "libgc"

Name: libgc

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • conservative garbage collector for C (development)
  • conservative garbage collector for C and C++
Latest version: 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1
Release: xenial (16.04)
Level: updates
Repository: main

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security main 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1

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Version: 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 2017-02-15 20:06:52 UTC

  libgc (1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: multiple integer overflows leading to pointers to
    memory zones smaller than requested size.
    - d/p/CVE-2016-9427-1.patch: Fix calloc_explicitly_typed in case
      of lb*n overflow.
    - d/p/CVE-2016-9427-2.patch: Fix malloc routines to prevent size
      value wrap-around of lb*n overflow.
    - d/p/CVE-2016-9427-3.patch: Fix GC_collect_or_expand to prevent
      allocation size value wrap-around
    - d/p/CVE-2016-9427-test.patch: add test cases
    - CVE-2016-9427

 -- Steve Beattie <email address hidden> Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:50:36 -0800
CVE-2016-9427 Integer overflow vulnerability in bdwgc before 2016-09-27 allows attackers to cause client of bdwgc denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) an


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