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Debian: CVE-2017-9078: dropbear -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-9078: dropbear -- security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/20/2017
Modified
07/14/2022

Description

The server in Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow post-authentication root remote code execution because of a double free in cleanup of TCP listeners when the -a option is enabled.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-dropbear

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