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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for picocom (DLA-2259-1)
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
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'picocom' package(s) announced via the DLA-2259-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that there was a command injection vulnerability in picocom, a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'picocom' 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', this problem has been fixed in version 1.7-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your picocom packages.