Information Exposure Affecting lynis package, versions <3.0.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LYNIS-572772
  • published19 Jun 2020
  • disclosed18 Jun 2020

Introduced: 18 Jun 2020

CVE-2019-13033  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 lynis to version 3.0.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lynis package and not the lynis package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In CISOfy Lynis 2.x through 2.7.5, the license key can be obtained by looking at the process list when a data upload is being performed. This license can be used to upload data to a central Lynis server. Although no data can be extracted by knowing the license key, it may be possible to upload the data of additional scans.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1