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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704938
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4938-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'linuxptp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4938-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'linuxptp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4938-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Miroslav Lichvar reported that the ptp4l program in linuxptp, an implementation of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP), does not validate the messageLength field of incoming messages, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, information leak, or potentially remote code execution.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.2-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your linuxptp packages.

For the detailed security status of linuxptp please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'linuxptp' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
8.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3570
Debian Security Information: DSA-4938 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4938
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUBKTRCMJ6VKS7DIBSZQB4ATSKVCJYXJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHRUVSDP673LXJ5HGIPQPWPIYUPWYQA7/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966240
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00025.html
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