ELA-857-1 libtasn1-6 security update

off-by-one array size check

2023-05-27
Packagelibtasn1-6
Version4.2-3+deb8u5 (jessie), 4.10-1.1+deb9u2 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2021-46848


It was discovered that there was an off-by-one array size issue in libtasn1-6, a library to manage the generic ASN.1 data structure.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 4.2-3+deb8u5.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 4.10-1.1+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libtasn1-6 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.