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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for transmission (DLA-2218-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 'transmission' package(s) announced via the DLA-2218-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Tom Richards reported that by using a crafted torrent file one could cause a use-after-free, which might result in a denial of service (crash) or possible execution of arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'transmission' 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 2.84-0.2+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your transmission packages.