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Debian: Security Advisory for sphinxsearch (DSA-5036-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
1 year ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sphinxsearch' package(s) announced via the DSA-5036-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that sphinxsearch, a fast standalone full-text SQL search engine, could allow arbitrary files to be read by abusing a configuration option.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'sphinxsearch' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.11-2+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your sphinxsearch packages.