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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4087-1 (transmission - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in the Transmission BitTorrent client. Insecure RPC handling between the Transmission daemon and the client interface(s) may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a user visits a malicious website while Transmission is running.
Affected Software
Affected Software
transmission on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.84-0.2+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.92-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your transmission packages. For the detailed security status of transmission please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.