Debian: DSA-3949-1: augeas security update
Debian: DSA-3949-1: augeas security update
Han Han of Red Hat discovered that augeas, a configuration editing tool, improperly handled some escaped strings. A remote attacker could leverage this flaw by sending maliciously crafted strings, thus causing an augeas-enabled application to crash or potentially execute
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3949-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond August 21, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : augeas CVE ID : CVE-2017-7555 Debian Bug : 872400 Han Han of Red Hat discovered that augeas, a configuration editing tool, improperly handled some escaped strings. A remote attacker could leverage this flaw by sending maliciously crafted strings, thus causing an augeas-enabled application to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-0.2+deb8u2. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.0-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your augeas packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.