Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2176-1 inetutils -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 14 Apr 2020
- Affected Packages:
- inetutils
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 956084.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-10188. - More information:
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A vulnerability was discovered in the telnetd component of inetutils, a collection of network utilities. Execution of arbitrary remote code was possible through short writes or urgent data.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.9.2.39.3a460-3+deb8u1.We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS