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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4098-1 (curl - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library. CVE-2018-1000005 Zhouyihai Ding discovered an out-of-bounds read in the code handling HTTP/2 trailers. This issue doesn't affect the oldstable distribution (jessie). CVE-2018-1000007 Craig de Stigter discovered that authentication data might be leaked to third parties when following HTTP redirects.
Affected Software
Affected Software
curl 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 (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 7.38.0-4+deb8u9. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 7.52.1-5+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages. For the detailed security status of curl please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.