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Debian: DSA-5036-1 Moderate: Sphinxsearch File Access Problem

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2022
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The Debian Security Advisory DSA-5037-1 pertains to an enhancement for the sqlite3 package aimed at addressing a vulnerability associated with access control configurations.
It was discovered that sphinxsearch, a fast standalone full-text SQL search engine, could allow arbitrary files to be read by abusing a configuration option
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2.11-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your sphinxsearch packages.

For the detailed security status of sphinxsearch please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/sphinxsearch

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: sphinxsearch
CVE ID: CVE-2020-29050

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security advisory moderate Debian file access configuration issue sphinxsearch

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