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Debian: nncp Important Path Traversal Threat DSA-6012-1 CVE-2025-60020

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2025
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Upgrade nncp to address important path traversal issue found in DSA-6012-1. Stay secure with Debian updates.
Eugene Medvedev discovered that nncp, a package facilitating secure store-and-forward file and mail exchange, was susceptible to path traversal with the freq and file commands
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 8.8.2-3+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.11.0-4+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nncp packages.

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

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: nncp
CVE ID: CVE-2025-60020

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