Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891764
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1764-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the DLA-1764-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the DLA-1764-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that there was a path traversal vulnerability in the mercurial distributed revision version control system. CVE-2019-3902 A flaw was found in Mercurial before 4.9. It was possible to use symlinks and subrepositories to defeat Mercurial's path-checking logic and write files outside a repository. For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.2-2+deb8u7. We recommend that you upgrade your mercurial packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'mercurial' package(s) on Debian 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-3902 https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.9_.282019-02-01.29 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00024.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00032.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4086-1/
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