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Debian 10: DLA-3231-1 Moderate: dlt-daemon Remote Code Execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 7, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
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dlt-daemon, a Diagnostic Log and Trace logging daemon, had the following vulnerabilities reported: CVE-2020-29394

Summary

CVE-2020-29394

A buffer overflow in the dlt_filter_load function in dlt_common.c
from dlt-daemon allows arbitrary code execution because fscanf is
misused (no limit on the number of characters to be read in the
format argument).

CVE-2020-36244

dlt-daemon was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow that
could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

CVE-2022-31291

An issue in dlt_config_file_parser.c of dlt-daemon allows attackers to cause a double free via crafted TCP packets.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
2.18.0-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dlt-daemon packages.

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

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: dlt-daemon
Version: 2.18.0-1+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-29394 CVE-2020-36244 CVE-2022-31291
Debian Bug: 976228 1014534

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