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Debian Stretch: DLA-2341-1 Critical: inetutils Remote Code Execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 24, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu LTS Issues Security Bulletin USN-4567-1 for net-tools, Resolving Serious Injection Vulnerability.
In inetutils-telnetd, an implementation of a telnet daemon, arbitrary remote code execution might have been possible via short writes or urgent data
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2:1.9.4-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils-telnetd packages.

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

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: inetutils
Version: 2:1.9.4-2+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-10188
Debian Bug: 956084

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security advisory critical software update remote code execution debian telnet daemon inetutils

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