ELA-1070-1 libcaca security update

heap buffer overflow

2024-04-07
Packagelibcaca
Version0.99.beta19-2+deb8u3 (jessie), 0.99.beta19-2.2+deb9u3 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2021-30498 CVE-2021-30499


Two issues have been found in libcaca, a colour ASCII art library. Both are related to heap buffer overflow, which might lead to memory corruption.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 0.99.beta19-2+deb8u3.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.99.beta19-2.2+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your libcaca packages.

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