exfatprogs before 1.2.2 allows out-of-bounds memory access, such as in read_file_dentry_set.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3861 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3861-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     September 02, 2024                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : exfatprogs     Version        : 1.1.0-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-45897

    An out-of-bounds write has been fixed in the fsck.exfat tool that checks     and repairs exFAT filesystems.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     1.1.0-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your exfatprogs packages.

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

    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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6970-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that exfatprogs incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated     system were tricked into handling specially crafted exfat partitions, a remote attacker could use this     issue to cause exfatprogs to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-2437 advisory.

    [1.2.2-2]
    - Backport fixes for issues found by OpenScanHub
    - Related: RHEL-7945

    [1.2.2-1]
    - Rebase to upstream v1.2.2
    - Related: RHEL-15865
    - Related: RHEL-14995

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2437 advisory.

    The exfatprogs package contains utilities for formatting and repairing exFAT filesystems.

    Security Fix(es):

    * exfatprogs: exfatprogs allows out-of-bounds memory access (CVE-2023-45897)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4449-1 advisory.

  - exfatprogs before 1.2.2 allows out-of-bounds memory access, such as in read_file_dentry_set.
    (CVE-2023-45897)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
206800	Debian dla-3861 : exfatprogs - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
206025	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : exfatprogs vulnerability (USN-6970-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
195030	Oracle Linux 9 : exfatprogs (ELSA-2024-2437)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
194758	RHEL 9 : exfatprogs (RHSA-2024:2437)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
185881	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : exfatprogs (SUSE-SU-2023:4449-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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