Debian: DSA-4163-1: beep security update

Date 02 Apr 2018

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By Anthony Pell

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

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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
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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/

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