Debian DLA-873-1 : apt-cacher security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 99001

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that there was a HTTP response splitting vulnerability in apt-cacher, a proxy server for Debian/Ubuntu software repositories.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in apt-cacher version 1.7.6+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt-cacher packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected apt-cacher package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99001

File Name: debian_DLA-873.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/28/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apt-cacher, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2017

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