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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703638
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3638-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'curl' package(s) announced via the DSA-3638-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'curl' package(s) announced via the DSA-3638-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library:

CVE-2016-5419

Bru Rom discovered that libcurl would attempt to resume a TLS session even if the client certificate had changed.

CVE-2016-5420

It was discovered that libcurl did not consider client certificates when reusing TLS connections.

CVE-2016-5421

Marcelo Echeverria and Fernando Munoz discovered that libcurl was vulnerable to a use-after-free flaw.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 7.38.0-4+deb8u4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 7.50.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'curl' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5419
BugTraq ID: 92292
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92292
BugTraq ID: 92319
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92319
Debian Security Information: DSA-3638 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3638
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLPXQQKURBQFM4XM6645VRPTOE2AWG33/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3GQH4V3XAQ5Z53AMQRDEC3C3UHTW7QR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-47
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803A.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2575
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2575.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2957
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3558
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3558
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036538
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038341
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.563059
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2227 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00011.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2379 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00094.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3048-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5420
BugTraq ID: 92309
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92309
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803B.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036537
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036739
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5421
BugTraq ID: 92306
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92306
https://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20160803C.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036536
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