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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4291-1 (mgetty - 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 input sanitization failures have been found in the faxrunq and faxq binaries in mgetty, a smart modem getty replacement. An attacker could leverage them to insert commands via shell metacharacters in jobs id and have them executed with the privilege of the faxrunq/faxq user.
Affected Software
Affected Software
mgetty 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 (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.36-3+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mgetty packages. For the detailed security status of mgetty please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.