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Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: pdns

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 1, 2005

Debian Security Advisory DSA 771-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/
Martin Schulze
August 1st, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq


Package : pdns
Vulnerability : several
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CAN-2005-2301 CAN-2005-2302
Debian Bug : 318798

Several problems have been discovered in pdns, a versatile
nameserver that can lead to a denial of service. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
problems:

CAN-2005-2301

Norbert Sendetzky and Jan de Groot discoverd that the LDAP
backend did not properly escape all queries, allowing it to fail
and not answer queries anymore.

CAN-2005-2302

Wilco Baan discovered that queries from clients without
recursion permission can temporarily blank out domains to clients
with recursion permitted. This enables outside users to blank out a
domain temporarily to normal users.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain pdns
packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been
fixed in version 2.9.17-13sarge1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been
fixed in version 2.9.18-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pdns package.

Upgrade Instructions


wget url

will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb

will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update

will update the internal database apt-get upgrade

will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge


Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1.dsc

      Size/MD5 checksum: 1018
0853a39aeb6b4d6c9ba001f364d842bc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1.diff.gz

      Size/MD5 checksum: 29798
4c0437b86c5e3ccbffa6838012dbaf74
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17.orig.tar.gz

      Size/MD5 checksum: 782592
92489391182dc40012f1de7b2005ea93

Architecture independent components:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-doc_2.9.17-13sarge1_all.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 134202
bedb1d7a9eece3f76de635c23b4535d7

Alpha architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16016
621dbb1ae4cdf8dda2396f4013608042
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 128188
f2d21705577ea2a5fd1aeead8126e991
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 235340
40264b77c8d36138bda47468867d7aee
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 110132
46d2d68a646b4a2235de180a32f54e8e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 70406
1156c4fe6d5df7b67f918b2c6aa8c328
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 81188
0c222e749e764b497dcc84f57e286475
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 63782
e598603835286d3347bfa27ac51c7031
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 199978
5eecc516f56b5cdcaa73e79c02daedc6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 687108
ae808192faab151eb045c8e25f8c8683

ARM architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16026
939a3fb962ca170f622af16a82cf3549
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 153700
3d678c9dd2d26015a8891fe1246cb85e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 318412
b249e42dac179db588c65cf20f2583a2
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 148498
5e6d21db1505f5477ee5acf1bc0486bf
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 95668
0cfd34b907b705428c60cd9871492e2d
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 104304
dccbfd9c8c82e8b2a68aa1a916473dff
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 85552
1f6f5a3cf8724b17b75169d93b05980c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 271888
f177cc208f286a322b2db376d6c3e192
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 982256
9012824597e4bf2d90e838da4fda69bc

Intel IA-32 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16608
357a0624bcb110d7ce02f9a0b7bee292
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 105884
7ed515d665879bfde98865dc9e0b5e8c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 190228
bb6937448e929f7a4cf2f7a7d186b0f3
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 85610
ef863523590f6cbdbcb261031afedbb4
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 56046
a4e44140e9864c592f90570e75020c23
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 64598
d6360752c244fa6e454a1f46680888bc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 51370
13a2d22faf21717300407bdedb204309
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 165408
4ced59cd5fb6f8b7cbe7347ec86f7839
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 572496
c58056c3059d5f71687dfd5b9bfa6585

Intel IA-64 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16012
6f54caec9aa5da3883283c3aac18d5dc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 135824
4c8ddd124dbb8011c978375796b08630
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 262958
8b9bfd9108a6a7ca212a77dc16b7d7c1
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 112768
fed34d607080d8b97068eff67c35f42a
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 68840
9a4b231eb4307dcf52a76123280d3230
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 83782
2e4782611a25ed6d329ecb6f5cfbecaa
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 63762
26745c938da7163790335e6fe07d7e1e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 229174
b1dfbb1c8691da8c0b53952343ed147e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 814878
82d3e7c0feca9e74ebcc57820d35b4d4

HP Precision architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16016
7d53ffe4047bf55a3c3a979699b04d2e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 131040
dbf129fd9439d0cbddf1bbce2a194ca6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 247142
e79e4636aee39e85a2246a2d9f987df5
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 114520
56e3cbcd8b2eca5bf30c1963570fbcf6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 72792
cd3e30c2a7ce276db0d52ba394f57ed7
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 83954
6f59cc44bc5561769480f56919244b30
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 66750
8fed2e2aa498d1be0e45878b5456a9fa
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 219890
c5ea8b0c7ce3480478711ef1852cc566
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 727006
d166c1b0b5e9b0989c5bb8419c377a53

Motorola 680×0 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16026
b08feaf530b3e51fb031b9a171075e4e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 108388
8e6d08a9371a64926d7c4beef5205945
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 197570
69d053f36af9cd8f73dbc5470fa11d6f
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 89250
02d1761d0141aded8587ddf3836879e2
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 59904
fc5d48ee6757b37eb55d8a03e03b6c90
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 67632
2aa2247dbccc281d60203d00089a4e4e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 55090
6135caa3beba19a3b6cc42cde66e1889
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 167762
a01a400e8d778e7c3614d628ab912e3f
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 589634
03814d127f5a1d25ce328cb5cd5f1f60

Big endian MIPS architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16016
cd36ca9a0fa9f5a9aaa75897f3c7418c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 109798
57cb7be975fa3ea2c27ff815d7f0ba3e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 200772
89af7d035f7f9d871e95dd5e4b25bd56
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 90842
f3ce3096928b9b6bdcec20d43ea32515
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 59148
98bed909b4b5749ab1930a31f713aeb2
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 67990
ea7e179119e0fea1d700e9f079693ca5
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 54776
8d380a8440387394165eccee67c762c4
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 182952
a252292345ae2f8a547d216d37cbe035
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 591376
53c9316ba8c4f82f3a93a5b9d5a5f012

Little endian MIPS architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16016
ce2a3df355d3d874115cbf67aca0cade
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 109546
b3dd10a3d05006200770637f24a9103f
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 200526
a24f85cca08523fb180de3ae9c5090eb
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 90654
0bc9f1a71761d74f73cc93e054884215
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 59120
9927d4a872906890a43791f2fe2579ee
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 67968
c1d289a27a3c1229533408dff970bb23
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 54760
2e63ef2b9484054bb24d194f55d286e6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 182464
a67792eee411ce6d55496303a776b3b4
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 590744
ca79710d887fa76a78c19e248f4a2ee5

PowerPC architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16012
e60ef7db0805bdaec95fe51c765157e1
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 109692
21c091ec248ddd2e68be23e069afeb9e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 196256
f22de6b994c3b04218b99ec04d6f2e89
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 91038
ab830c1ace1ed862494368627568ca7c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 60334
bb3342c972d9b945e6330e998c12a48d
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 67878
56449e1a43d7dc0fbb6922505d1a77ff
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 55134
5bba23ac17e17a39d60dd9dd0f98086c
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 172386
8d62ffd1fad186ddba17d6ddbe4185a9
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 592356
40c0d9e06176c89d8f321514e80c60bc

IBM S/390 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16016
3f336948d846b74a65e6caf93312f4d3
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 104590
db7bdcbdee19d89335ed526ffb48ba05
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 177148
6fbe6c2d37ab31a8d67b1f096b86820e
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 82344
aef7e67405dee3c5d274903f6eae0aae
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 54012
8ff5a6d7690300d795c3b3e65e1fb91d
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 63390
512cced91f0a35de3b2abf993987e8f6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 49582
84980b91ee2c06ea4074bc14d6ea46d1
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 152376
6910874c9685b5eb0edec47adfb36dd3
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 518220
e588a8de7cd44851d96ecf2643b8cc37

Sun Sparc architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 16012
3b5eb251bd613cc3bb5bacd9712bf311
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 107216
582fa89a2dce75cd3d83c5c0a2f3d6ab
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 189996
16a3e141b002694be72130b7a94adbe9
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 88710
5ac67170e1e2c55ed2b8c79ed222f7fc
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 58438
224e96ca4e6a81321cc10c496d17cc55
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 66122
fee851568972ae11df770fdd93d9d39b
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 53316
8dd03fcedd9c49b7fe6ca4b135e67a70
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 165450
cf2b7d9b8d7f3a2ac796544eadc6be98
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb

      Size/MD5 checksum: 578782
cc27d78b7a21e27de95dcd1da5656ed0

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution
on its next update.


For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/
stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security
dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>’ and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

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