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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2501-1 influxdb -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

20 Dec 2020

Affected Packages:

influxdb

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-20933.

More information:

An issue has been found in influxdb, a scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics. By using a JWT token with an empty shared secret, one is able to bypass authentication in services/httpd/handler.go.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.1+dfsg1-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your influxdb packages.

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

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