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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for fastd (DLA-2414-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'fastd' package(s) announced via the DLA-2414-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
In fastd, a fast and secure tunnelling daemon, a receive buffer handling problem was discovered which allows a denial of service (memory exhaustion) when receiving packets with an invalid type code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'fastd' 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 18-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your fastd packages.