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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for ca-certificates (DLA-2593-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ca-certificates' package(s) announced via the DLA-2593-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
This update reverts the Symantec CA blacklist (which was originally #911289). The following root certificates were added back (+): + 'GeoTrust Global CA' + 'GeoTrust Primary Certification Authority' + 'GeoTrust Primary Certification Authority - G2' + 'GeoTrust Primary Certification Authority - G3' + 'GeoTrust Universal CA' + 'thawte Primary Root CA' + 'thawte Primary Root CA - G2' + 'thawte Primary Root CA - G3' + 'VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G4' + 'VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5' + 'VeriSign Universal Root Certification Authority' NOTE: due to bug #743339, CA certificates added back in this version won't automatically be trusted again on upgrade. Affected users may need to reconfigure the package to restore the desired state.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'ca-certificates' 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 20200601~deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your ca-certificates packages.