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Debian 9 DLA-2926-1 Critical Zsh Command Execution Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 18, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
An advisory on zsh security flaws in Debian LTS DLA-2926-1 informs users to enhance their package versions.
It was discovered that zsh, a powerful shell and scripting language, did not prevent recursive prompt expansion
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
5.3.1-4+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your zsh packages.

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

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: zsh
Version: 5.3.1-4+deb9u5
CVE ID: CVE-2021-45444

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