Debian alert DLA-2395-1 (libvirt)

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"Roberto C. Sánchez" <roberto@debian.org>
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debian-lts-announce@lists.debian.org
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[SECURITY] [DLA 2395-1] libvirt security update
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Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:06:32 -0400
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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2395-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                  Roberto C. Sánchez
October 02, 2020                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : libvirt
Version        : 3.0.0-4+deb9u5
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-25637
Debian Bug     : 971555

A double free vulnerability was discovered in libvirt, a toolkit to
interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of
Linux (and other OSes).

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
3.0.0-4+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvirt packages.

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

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