Debian 8: DLA-2176-1 Critical: Inetutils Remote Code Execution
debian lts
May 14, 2020
NOTE: This DLA was intially sent on 2020-04-14 but for reasons unknown failed to reach the mailing list
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in the telnetd component of inetutils, a
collection of network utilities. Execution of arbitrary remote code was
possible through short writes or urgent data.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2:1.9.2.39.3a460-3+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils 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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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: inetutils
Version: 2:1.9.2.39.3a460-3+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-10188
Debian Bug: 956084
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