Change logs for libevent source package in Yakkety

  • libevent (2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.10.1) yakkety-security; urgency=medium
    
      * SECURITY UPDATE: buffer overread in name_parse()
        - debian/patches/CVE-2016-10195.patch: fix length check in evdns.c.
        - CVE-2016-10195
      * SECURITY UPDATE: integer overflow in evutil_parse_sockaddr_port()
        - debian/patches/CVE-2016-10196.patch: use size_t for length in
          evutil.c.
        - CVE-2016-10196
      * SECURITY UPDATE: OOB read via empty hostname
        - debian/patches/CVE-2016-10197-1.patch: check result in evdns.c.
        - debian/patches/CVE-2016-10197-2.patch: add test to
          test/regress_dns.c.
        - CVE-2016-10197
    
     -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:12:18 -0500
  • libevent (2.0.21-stable-2) unstable; urgency=high
    
    
      * Fix CVE-2014-6272: potential heap overflow in buffer/bufferevent APIs.
        Add upstream patch: 20d6d445.patch.
        Closes: #774645.
      * Don't use deprecated compression for data tarball.
        Use default compression for data tarball.
    
     -- Anibal Monsalve Salazar <email address hidden>  Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:33:15 +0000