| Name | CVE-2023-49294 |
| Description | Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In Asterisk prior to versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, it is possible to read any arbitrary file even when the `live_dangerously` is not enabled. This allows arbitrary files to be read. Asterisk versions 18.20.1, 20.5.1, and 21.0.1, as well as certified-asterisk prior to 18.9-cert6, contain a fix for this issue. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3696-1, DSA-5596-1, ELA-1032-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1059032 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| asterisk (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:11.13.1~dfsg-2+deb8u8 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 1:13.14.1~dfsg-2+deb9u6 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:13.14.1~dfsg-2+deb9u9 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:16.2.1~dfsg-1+deb10u2 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security) | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u3 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:20.6.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| asterisk | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| asterisk | source | stretch | 1:13.14.1~dfsg-2+deb9u9 | ELA-1032-1 | ||
| asterisk | source | buster | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb10u4 | DLA-3696-1 | ||
| asterisk | source | bullseye | 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u4 | DSA-5596-1 | ||
| asterisk | source | (unstable) | 1:20.5.1~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-1 | 1059032 |
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/security/advisories/GHSA-8857-hfmw-vg8f
https://github.com/asterisk/asterisk/commit/424be345639d75c6cb7d0bd2da5f0f407dbd0bd5