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Debian DSA-3921-1 : enigmail - security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 102045
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
In DSA 3918 Thunderbird was upgraded to the latest ESR series. This update upgrades Enigmail, the OpenPGP extention for Thunderbird, to version 1.9.8.1 to restore full compatibility.Solution
Upgrade the enigmail packages.For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.9.8.1-1~deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.9.8.1-1~deb9u1.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869774
https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/enigmail
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 102045
File Name: debian_DSA-3921.nasl
Version: 3.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 7/31/2017
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:enigmail, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2017
Reference Information
DSA: 3921