Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2882-1 sphinxsearch -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 17 Jan 2022
- Affected Packages:
- sphinxsearch
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-29050.
- More information:
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It was discovered that sphinxsearch, a fast standalone full-text SQL search engine, could allow arbitrary files to be read by abusing a configuration option.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.11-1.1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your sphinxsearch packages.
For the detailed security status of sphinxsearch please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sphinxsearch
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