Package        : hiredis
Version        : 0.11.0-4+deb8u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-7105
Debian Bug     : #949995

It was discovered that there were a large number of NULL pointer
dereferences due to unchecked return values from malloc and friends
in hiredis, a minimalistic C client library.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these issue have been fixed in hiredis version
0.11.0-4+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hiredis packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Regards,

- -- 
      ,''`.
     : :'  :     Chris Lamb
     `. `'`      lamby@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk
       `-

Debian LTS: DLA-2083-1: hiredis security update

January 29, 2020
It was discovered that there were a large number of NULL pointer dereferences due to unchecked return values from malloc and friends in hiredis, a minimalistic C client library

Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your hiredis packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Regards,

- --
,''`.
: :' : Chris Lamb
`. `'` lamby@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk
`-



Severity
Package : hiredis
Version : 0.11.0-4+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2020-7105
Debian Bug : #949995

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