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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/03/debian_update/

Debian update addresses multiple flaws

Back from the holidays

By John Leyden

Posted in Operating Systems, 3rd January 2008 15:21 GMT

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Debian users returning from the holidays need to update their Linux software following the release of a batch of security updates.

The updates address vulnerabilities in a number of packages including inotify-tools, typo3-src, tar, libsndfile, and peercast. Most of the flaws pose only a moderate risk, but flaws in the libsndfile library [1] and peercast P2P [2] tool could enable vulnerable systems to be compromised, security notification firm Secunia warns.

Users of Debian software on multiple hardware platforms may need to upgrade, as explained in a series of advisories [3] by Debian published on 28 December. ®