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Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4953-1 lynx -- security update

Date Reported:

10 Aug 2021

Affected Packages:

lynx

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 991971.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-38165.

More information:

Thorsten Glaser and Axel Beckert reported that lynx, a non-graphical (text-mode) web browser, does not properly handle the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which can lead to leaking of credential in cleartext in SNI data.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.9rel.1-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your lynx packages.

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