Debian DLA-685-2 : libxi regression update

high Nessus Plugin ID 94299

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

A regression was found in the previous libxi update. An uninitialized pointer could be freed, causing crashes.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2:1.6.1-1+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxi packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94299

File Name: debian_DLA-685.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/27/2016

Updated: 4/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxi6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxi-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxi6-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxi6-dbg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2016

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