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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892784
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2784-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'icu' package(s) announced via the DLA-2784-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'icu' package(s) announced via the DLA-2784-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was a potential use-after-free vulnerability in icu, a library which provides Unicode and locale functionality.

CVE-2020-21913

International Components for Unicode (ICU-20850) v66.1 was discovered to contain a use after free bug in the pkg_createWithAssemblyCode function in the file tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp.

For Debian 9 Stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 57.1-6+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your icu packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'icu' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-21913
Debian Security Information: DSA-5014 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5014
https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/pull/886
https://unicode-org.atlassian.net/browse/ICU-20850
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00008.html
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