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Debian DSA-4009-1 Shadowsocks-Libev Critical Command Execution

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2017
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A critical update for shadowsocks-libev in Debian addresses vulnerabilities allowing unauthorized command execution. Users must upgrade promptly to ensure security.
Niklas Abel discovered that insufficient input sanitising in the the ss-manager component of shadowsocks-libev, a lightweight socks5 proxy, could result in arbitrary shell command ...
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Summary

Niklas Abel discovered that insufficient input sanitising in the the
ss-manager component of shadowsocks-libev, a lightweight socks5 proxy,
could result in arbitrary shell command execution.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.3+ds-3+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your shadowsocks-libev 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/



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Package: shadowsocks-libev
CVE ID: CVE-2017-15924

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