| Name | CVE-2017-8829 |
| Description | Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 861958 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lintian (PTS) | jessie | 2.5.30+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch | 2.5.50.4 | fixed |
| buster | 2.15.0 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.104.0 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.116.3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.120.0 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lintian | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| lintian | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| lintian | source | (unstable) | 2.5.50.4 | | | 861958 |
Notes
[jessie] - lintian <not-affected> (upstream/metadata check introduced in 2.5.41; vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - lintian <not-affected> (upstream/metadata check introduced in 2.5.41; vulnerable code not present)