Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting lintian package, versions <2.5.48ubuntu0.1
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- published8 May 2017
- disclosed8 May 2017
Introduced: 8 May 2017
CVE-2017-8829 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.10 lintian to version 2.5.48ubuntu0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lintian package and not the lintian package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.