Debian: DSA-2765-1 Critical: Davfs2 Privilege Escalation Risk
debian
September 26, 2013
Davfs2, a filesystem client for WebDAV, calls the function system() insecurely while is setuid root
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Summary
Davfs2, a filesystem client for WebDAV, calls the function system()
insecurely while is setuid root. This might allow a privilege escalation.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.6-1.1+squeeze1.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.6-1.1+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.7-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.7-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your davfs2 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: davfs2
CVE ID: CVE-2013-4362
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