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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1636-1] aria2 security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that aria2 (the lightweight command-line download utility) can store passed user credentials in a log file when using the --log option. This might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
aria2 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 1.18.8-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your aria2 packages.