Source: collectd Version: 5.4.1-6 Severity: important Tags: security patch upstream
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for collectd. CVE-2017-7401[0]: | Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and | parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c in collectd 5.7.1 and | earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite | loop) of a collectd instance (configured with "SecurityLevel None" and | with empty "AuthFile" options) via a crafted UDP packet. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7401 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7401 [1] https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore _______________________________________________ Secure-testing-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/secure-testing-team
