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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1751-1] suricata security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'suricata' package(s) announced via the DSA-1751-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in suricata, the network threat detection engine: CVE-2018-10242 Missing length check causing out-of-bounds read in SSHParseBanner (app-layer-ssh.c). Remote attackers might leverage this vulnerability to cause DoS or potentially unauthorized disclosure of information. CVE-2018-10243 Unexpected end of Authorization field causing heap-based buffer over-read in htp_parse_authorization_digest (htp_parsers.c, from the embedded copy of LibHTP). Remote attackers might leverage this vulnerability to cause DoS or potentially unauthorized disclosure of information.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'suricata' 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 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.7-2+deb8u4. We recommend that you upgrade your suricata packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)