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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1005-1] mercurial security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
In Mercurial before 4.1.3, 'hg serve --stdio' allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a repository name.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mercurial on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.2-4+deb7u4. We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages.