DSA-4595-1 debian-lan-config -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-3467  

It was discovered that debian-lan-config, a FAI config space for the Debian-LAN system, configured too permissive ACLs for the Kerberos admin server, which allowed password changes for other user principals. This update provides a fixed configuration for new deployments, for existing setups, the NEWS file shipped in this update provides advice to fix the configuration. For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.23+deb9u1. For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.25+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your debian-lan-config packages. For the detailed security status of debian-lan-config please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/debian-lan-config

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4595-1 debian-lan-config -- security update

Date Reported:
27 Dec 2019
Affected Packages:
debian-lan-config
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 947459.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-3467.
More information:

It was discovered that debian-lan-config, a FAI config space for the Debian-LAN system, configured too permissive ACLs for the Kerberos admin server, which allowed password changes for other user principals.

This update provides a fixed configuration for new deployments, for existing setups, the NEWS file shipped in this update provides advice to fix the configuration.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.23+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.25+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your debian-lan-config packages.

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