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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4406-1 (waagent - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Francis McBratney discovered that the Windows Azure Linux Agent created swap files with world-readable permissions, resulting in information disclosure.
Affected Software
Affected Software
waagent 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 2.2.18-3~deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your waagent packages. For the detailed security status of waagent please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.