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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.