Description
An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of support for URLs in the submit page, a user can forge an HTTP request that will force lava-server-gunicorn to return any file on the server that is readable by lavaserver and valid yaml.
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 | lava | 2018.5.post1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | lava | 2018.5.post1-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | lava-server | 2016.12-3 | DSA-4234-1 |
| Debian 8 | lava-server | 2014.09.1-1+deb8u1 | DLA-1404-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-4234-1 lava-server - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1404-1 lava-server - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026