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Debian Security Advisory DSA-1540-1 security_at_debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Steve Kemp
April 07, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : lighttpd
Vulnerability : DOS
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-1531
It was discovered that lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory
footprint, was didn't correctly handle SSL errors. This could allow
a remote attacker to disconnect all active SSL connections.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version
1.4.13-4etch7.
We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.
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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce_at_lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>
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Received on Apr 07 2008
