[SECURITY] [DSA 4087-1] transmission security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4087-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 14, 2018                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : transmission
CVE ID         : not yet available

Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in the Transmission BitTorrent
client; insecure RPC handling between the Transmission daemon and the
client interface(s) may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a
user visits a malicious website while Transmission is running.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.84-0.2+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.92-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your transmission packages.

For the detailed security status of transmission please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/transmission

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/