Debian: DSA-4009-1: shadowsocks-libev security update

Date 29 Oct 2017

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

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.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4009-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 29, 2017                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : shadowsocks-libev
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-15924

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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