Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2533-1 crmsh -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
25 Jan 2021
Affected Packages:
crmsh
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-35459.
More information:

It was discovered that there was an in issue in the command-line tool for the Pacemaker High Availability stack. Local attackers were able to execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history command-line tool, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.

  • CVE-2020-35459

    An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs crmsh through 4.2.1. Local attackers able to call "crm history" (when "crm" is run) were able to execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history commandline, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.

For Debian 9 Stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.3.2-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your crmsh 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