Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Debian Security Advisory DSA 2541-1 (beaker)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to beaker announced via advisory DSA 2541-1.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that Beaker, a cache and session library for Python, when using the python-crypto backend, is vulnerable to information disclosure due to a cryptographic weakness related to the use of the AES cipher in ECB mode. Systems that have the python-pycryptopp package should not be vulnerable, as this backend is preferred over python-crypto. After applying this update, existing sessions will be invalidated. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.4-4+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.3-1.1.
Solution
Solution
We recommend that you upgrade your beaker packages.