[Secure-testing-team] Bug#844012: dwarfutils: CVE-2016-9275

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: dwarfutils
Version: 20161021-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream patch

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for dwarfutils.

CVE-2016-9275[0]:
heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_skim_forms (dwarf_macro5.c)

(note same upstream commit referenced as for CVE-2016-9276, but needs
the changes in dwarf_macro5.c part of the commit).

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-2016-9275

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore