Multiple security holes have been discovered in kismet:
CVE-2005-2627
Multiple integer underflows in Kismet allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame
dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.
CVE-2005-2626
Unspecified vulnerability in Kismet allows remote attackers to have an
unknown impact via unprintable characters in the SSID.
For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 2005.08.R1-0.1etch1
For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 2005.08.R1-1
This upgrade is recommended if you use kismet.
If you have the secure testing lines in your sources.list, you can update by running this command as root:
apt-get update && apt-get install kismet
The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for then stable (sarge) and oldstable (woody) distributions. If stable is vulnerable, the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready.
To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch/security-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing etch/security-updates main contrib non-free
