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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4035-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                 Dr. Tobias Quathamer
January 29, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : flightgear
Version        : 1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2025-0781

A security vulnerability has been discovered in flightgear, a flight
simulator.

An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily
write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the
operating-system level.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your flightgear packages.

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

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

Debian LTS: DLA-4035-1: flightgear Security Advisory Updates

January 29, 2025
A security vulnerability has been discovered in flightgear, a flight simulator

Summary

An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily
write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the
operating-system level.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your flightgear packages.

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

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



Severity
Package : flightgear
Version : 1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1
CVE ID : CVE-2025-0781

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