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Debian: CVE-2021-44540: privoxy -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-44540: privoxy -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/15/2021
Created
12/16/2021
Added
12/15/2021
Modified
01/10/2022

Description

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-privoxy

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