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Bug#857119: unblock: wireshark/2.2.5+g440fd4d-2

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On 08/03/17 09:52, Balint Reczey wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: unblock
> Tags: patch
> 
> Dear Release Team,
> 
> I have prepared wireshark 2.2.5+g440fd4d-1 in experimental which fixes
> 9 vulnerabilities and other bugs which are not listed here, just on
> the release notes link.
> 
> Changes:
>  wireshark (2.2.5+g440fd4d-1) experimental; urgency=medium
>  .
>    * New upstream release
>      - release notes:
>        https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.5.html
>      - security fixes:
>        - The STANAG 4607 file parser could go into an infinite loop
>          (CVE-2017-6014)
>        - The NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop
>          (CVE-2017-6467)
>        - The NetScaler file parser could crash (CVE-2017-6468)
>        - The LDSS dissector could crash (CVE-2017-6469)
>        - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop
>          (CVE-2017-6470)
>        - The WSP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2017-6471)
>        - The RTMTP dissector could go into an infinite loop
>          (CVE-2017-6472)
>        - The K12 file parser could crash (CVE-2017-6473)
>        - The NetScaler file parser could go into an infinite loop
>          (CVE-2017-6474)
>    * Update symbols file for libwireshark8
> 
> I believe wireshark point releases very rarely cause regressions due
> to the heavy testing performed upstream and I think it would be safe
> to upload this point release to unstable and let it migrate to
> testing.
> 
> If you wouldn't like to accept the full point release to Stretch I
> will happily backport the security fixes to 2.2.4 and upload that to
> unstable.

Please go ahead with 2.2.5, and remove the moreinfo tag once it is accepted and
built on all release architectures.

Cheers,
Emilio

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Bug#857119: unblock: wireshark/2.2.5+g440fd4d-2 Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu> - 2017-03-08 10:00 +0100
  Bug#857119: unblock: wireshark/2.2.5+g440fd4d-2 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org> - 2017-03-09 09:40 +0100
    Bug#857119: unblock: wireshark/2.2.5+g440fd4d-2 Bálint Réczey <balint@balintreczey.hu> - 2017-03-10 08:40 +0100

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