[Secure-testing-team] Bug#833467: python-hpack: CVE-2016-6581

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: python-hpack
Version: 2.2.0-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream patch fixed-upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for python-hpack.

CVE-2016-6581[0]:
HPACK Bomb

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6581
[1] https://github.com/python-hyper/hpack/pull/56

Regards,
Salvatore