Debian 9: DSA-4253-1 Critical: Network-Manager-VPNC Command Execution
debian
July 23, 2018
Denis Andzakovic discovered that network-manager-vpnc, a plugin to provide VPNC support for NetworkManager, is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability
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Summary
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.4-4+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your network-manager-vpnc packages.
For the detailed security status of network-manager-vpnc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/network-manager-vpnc
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: network-manager-vpnc
CVE ID: CVE-2018-10900
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