DSA-4801-1 brotli -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4801-1 brotli -- security update

Date Reported:

01 Dec 2020

Affected Packages:

brotli

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-8927.

More information:

A buffer overflow was discovered in Brotli, a generic-purpose lossless compression suite.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.7-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your brotli packages.

For the detailed security status of brotli please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/brotli