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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3013-1 (s3ql - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Nikolaus Rath discovered that s3ql, a file system for online data storage, used the pickle functionality of the Python programming language in an unsafe way. As a result, a malicious storage backend or man-in-the-middle attacker was able execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
s3ql on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.1-3+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your s3ql packages.