Debian: DSA-4163-1: beep security update
Debian: DSA-4163-1: beep security update
It was discovered that a race condition in beep (if configured as setuid via debconf) allows local privilege escalation. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4163-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 02, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : beep CVE ID : CVE-2018-0492 It was discovered that a race condition in beep (if configured as setuid via debconf) allows local privilege escalation. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3-3+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your beep packages. For the detailed security status of beep please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/beep 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.