Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2654-1 composer -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 12 May 2021
- Affected Packages:
- composer
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-29472.
- More information:
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It was discovered that composer, a dependency manager for PHP, did not properly sanitize Mercurial URLs, which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your composer packages.
For the detailed security status of composer please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/composer
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