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Debian LTS: DLA-1502-1 Critical Mgetty Command Injection Attack

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 12, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Package : mgetty Version : 1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2018-16741 Two input sanitization failures
Two input sanitization failures have been found in the faxrunq and faxq binaries in mgetty
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Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mgetty packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: mgetty
Version: 1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-16741

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