Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Sarge updated (r5)
published on Sat Feb 17 20:37:30 2007 in news, release
The Debian project has updated the stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename 'sarge'). This update mainly adds security updates to the stable release, along with a few corrections to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.
Please note that this update is the first version of Debian GNU/Linux signed by the off-line Stable Release Key in addition to the on-line ftp-masters key. This might lead to problems for users who have installed a backported version of apt 0.6, but haven't added the Stable Release Key to apt's keyring.
This update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 3.1 CDs. Instead you only need to update against ftp.debian.org or a mirror after an installation, in order to incorporate those changes. New CD and DVD images are being built right now and will be available soon at the regular locations.
Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the 'apt' package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at: http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This stable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages.
Package Reason exim Update description to reflect upgrade problems. glibc Update timezone data. openvpn Fix restart of openvpn in init script. pinball Rebuild to get architectures back in sync.
Security Updates
This revision adds the following security updates to the stable release. The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these updates.
Advisory ID Package(s) Correction(s) DSA 996 libcrypt-cbc-perl Cryptographic weakness DSA 1193 XFree86 Several vulnerabilities DSA 1196 clamav Arbitrary code execution DSA 1197 python2.4 Arbitrary code execution DSA 1198 python-2.3 Arbitrary code execution DSA 1199 webmin Input validation problems DSA 1200 qt-x11-free Integer overflow DSA 1201 ethereal Denial of service DSA 1202 screen Arbitrary code execution DSA 1203 libpam-ldap Access control bypass DSA 1204 ingo1 Arbitrary shell command execution DSA 1205 thttpd Insecure temporary file creation DSA 1206 php4 Several vulnerabilities DSA 1207 phpmyadmin Several vulnerabilities DSA 1208 bugzilla Several vulnerabilities DSA 1209 trac Cross-site request forgery DSA 1210 mozilla-firefox Several vulnerabilities DSA 1211 pdns Arbitrary code execution DSA 1212 openssh Denial of service DSA 1213 imagemagick Several vulnerabilities DSA 1214 gv Arbitrary code execution DSA 1215 xine-lib Execution of arbitrary code DSA 1216 flexbackup Denial of service DSA 1217 linux-ftpd Access control bypass DSA 1218 proftpd Denial of service DSA 1219 texinfo Multiple vulnerabilities DSA 1220 pstotext Arbitrary shell command execution DSA 1221 libgsf Arbitrary code execution DSA 1222 proftpd Several vulnerabilities DSA 1223 tar Arbitrary file overwrite DSA 1224 mozilla Several vulnerabilities DSA 1225 mozilla-firefox Several vulnerabilities DSA 1226 links Arbitrary shell command execution DSA 1227 mozilla-thunderbird Several vulnerabilities DSA 1228 elinks Arbitrary shell command execution DSA 1229 asterisk Arbitrary code execution DSA 1230 l2tpns Buffer overflow DSA 1231 gnupg Arbitrary code execution DSA 1232 clamav Denial of service DSA 1233 kernel-source-2.6.8 Several vulnerabilities DSA 1234 ruby1.6 Denial of service DSA 1235 ruby1.8 Denial of service DSA 1236 enemies-of-carlotta Missing sanity checks DSA 1237 kernel-source-2.4.27 Several vulnerabilities DSA 1238 clamav Several vulnerabilities DSA 1239 sql-ledger Arbitrary code execution DSA 1241 squirrelmail Cross-site scripting DSA 1242 elog Arbitrary code execution DSA 1243 evince Arbitrary code execution DSA 1244 xine-lib Arbitrary code execution DSA 1245 proftpd Denial of service DSA 1246 openoffice.org Arbitrary code execution DSA 1247 libapache-mod-auth-kerb Remote denial of service DSA 1248 libsoup Denial of service DSA 1249 xfree86 Privilege escalation DSA 1250 cacti Arbitrary code execution DSA 1251 netrik Arbitary shell command execution DSA 1252 vlc Arbitrary code execution DSA 1253 mozilla-firefox Several vulnerabilities DSA 1254 bind9 Denial of service DSA 1255 libgtop2 Arbitrary code execution DSA 1256 gtk+2.0 Denial of service DSA 1257 samba Several vulnerabilities DSA 1258 mozilla-thunderbird Several vulnerabilities DSA 1259 fetchmail Information disclosure DSA 1260 imagemagick Arbitrary code execution DSA 1261 postgresql Several vulnerabilities
The complete list of all accepted and rejected packages together with rationale is on the preparation page for this revision:
http://release.debian.org/stable/3.1/3.1r5/URLs
The complete lists of packages that have changed with this revision:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/ChangeLogThe current stable distribution:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stableProposed updates to the stable distribution:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updatesStable distribution information (release notes, errata etc.):
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/Security announcements and information:
http://www.debian.org/security/