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A lava security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 11 to address an issue where exec() is used on input passed to the server component.



DSA 5260-1: lava security update



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5260-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 23, 2022   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : lava
CVE ID : CVE-2022-42902
Debian Bug : 1021737

Igor Ponomarev discovered that LAVA, a continuous integration system for
deploying operating systems onto physical and virtual hardware for
running tests, used exec() on input passed to the server component.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2020.12-5+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your lava packages.

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

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/