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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for xz-utils (DLA-2977-1)

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 'xz-utils' package(s) announced via the DLA-2977-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

An arbitrary-file-write vulnerability was discovered in xz-utils, which provides XZ-format compression utilities.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'xz-utils' 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 5.2.2-1.2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your xz-utils packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)