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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4356-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
December 20, 2018                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : netatalk
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-1160
Debian Bug     : 916930

Jacob Baines discovered a flaw in the handling of the DSI Opensession
command in Netatalk, an implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite,
allowing an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code with root
privileges.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.5-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your netatalk packages.

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

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4356-1: netatalk security update

December 20, 2018
Jacob Baines discovered a flaw in the handling of the DSI Opensession command in Netatalk, an implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite, allowing an unauthenticated user to ex...

Summary

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.5-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your netatalk packages.

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

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Jacob Baines discovered a flaw in the handling of the DSI Opensession
command in Netatalk, an implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite,
allowing an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code with root
privileges.

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