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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for usbguard (DLA-2979-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

1 year ago

Modified

Modified

1 year ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'usbguard' package(s) announced via the DLA-2979-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

A flaw was found in usbguard, an USB device authorization policy framework. When using the usbguard-dbus daemon an unprivileged user could make USBGuard allow all USB devices to be connected in the future.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'usbguard' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.2+ds1-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your usbguard packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)