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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3387-1 (openafs - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
John Stumpo discovered that OpenAFS, a distributed file system, does not fully initialize certain network packets before transmitting them. This can lead to a disclosure of the plaintext of previously processed packets.
Insight
Insight
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers.
Affected Software
Affected Software
openafs on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+deb7u5. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.9-2+deb8u4. For the testing distribution (stretch) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.15-1. We recommend that you upgrade your openafs packages.