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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4484

The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to gain shell access via many log in a...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to gain shell access via many log in attempts with an invalid password.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 cryptsetup

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.7.3-2"}]}]

Debian:13 cryptsetup

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.7.3-2"}]}]

Debian:14 cryptsetup

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:1.7.3-2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org