ELA-1318-1 iperf3 security update

denial of service

2025-02-11
Packageiperf3
Version3.9-1+deb8u1 (jessie), 3.9-1+deb9u1 (stretch), 3.9-1+deb10u1 (buster)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-7250 CVE-2024-26306 CVE-2024-53580


Several security vulnerabilities have been discovered in iperf3, an internet protocol bandwidth measuring tool, which may lead to a denial-of-service. When iperf3 was used as a server with RSA authentication CVE-2024-26306 allowed a timing side channel attack in RSA decryption operations sufficient for an attacker to recover credential plaintext.



For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 3.9-1+deb10u1.

For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 3.9-1+deb8u1.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 3.9-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iperf3 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.