The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3589 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3589-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Guilhem Moulin     September 29, 2023                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : python-git     Version        : 2.1.11-1+deb10u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-41040

    Santos Gallegos discovered a blind local file inclusion in python-git, a     Python library to interact with Git repositories, which could lead to     denial of service or potentially information disclosure.

    In order to resolve some git references, python-git reads files from the     .git directory but, due to improper location check, an attacker can     pass a file located outside this directory thereby making python-git     read arbitrary file on the system.

    It remains unclear whether the attacker can gain access to actual file     content, but denial of service can be achieved by passing a large or     infinite file such as /dev/random.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     2.1.11-1+deb10u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your python-git packages.

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

    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     Attachment:
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Debian dla-3589 : python-git - security update

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