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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for inetutils (DLA-2341-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'inetutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-2341-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

In inetutils-telnetd, an implementation of a telnet daemon, arbitrary remote code execution might have been possible via short writes or urgent data.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'inetutils' 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 2:1.9.4-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils-telnetd packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)