Description
The throttle capability in Swatch may fail to report certain events if (1) the same type of event occurs after the throttle period, or (2) when multiple events matching the same "watchfor" expression do not occur after the throttle period, which could allow attackers to avoid detection.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | swatch | 3.0.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | swatch | 3.0.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | swatch | 3.0.4-1 | — |
References
- 20020515 swatch bug in throttle mailing-list
- 4746 vdb-entry
- swatch-event-reporting-failure(9100) vdb-entry