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Keeping your Debian system secure
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Debian takes security very seriously: We handle all security problems brought to our attention and
ensure that they are corrected within a reasonable timeframe. Many advisories are coordinated with
other free software vendors and are published the same day
vulnerability is made public and we
also have
Security_Audit team that reviews the archive looking for new or unfixed security bugs.
Experience has shown that
'security through obscurity" does not work: Public disclosure allows for
more rapid and better solutions to security problems.
that vein, this page addresses Debian's
status with respect to various known security holes, which could potentially affect Debian:
Debian also participates in security standardization efforts: the Debian Security_Advisories are CVE
Compatible (review the cross_references) and Debian is represented in the Board of the Qpen
Vulnerability_Assessment Language project.
Keeping your Debian system secure
In order to receive the latest Debian security advisories; subscribe to the debian-securty_announce
mailing list:
You can use apt to easily get the latest security updates. This requires a line such as
deb http: / /security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security
main contrib
non-free
in your /etc/apt/sou
ces
list file. Then execute apt-get
update
66 apt-get upgrade to download
and apply the pending updates. The security archive is signed with the normal Debian archive
sigingkeys
For more information about security issues in Debian; please refer to the Security_Team FAQ and a
manual called Securing_Debian:
Recent Advisories
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These web pages include
condensed archive of security advisories posted to the debian-security_