Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2344-1 mongodb -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
24 Aug 2020
Affected Packages:
mongodb
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-7923.
More information:

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in mongodb, an object/document-oriented database, whereby a user authorized to perform database queries may issue specially crafted queries, which violate an invariant in the query subsystem's support for geoNear.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.11-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your mongodb packages.

For the detailed security status of mongodb please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mongodb

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