Debian DSA-4067-1 : openafs - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 105331

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that malformed jumbogram packets could result in denial of service against OpenAFS, an implementation of the Andrew distributed file system.

Solution

Upgrade the openafs packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.9-2+deb8u6. This update also provides corrections for CVE-2016-4536 and CVE-2016-9772.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.20-2+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105331

File Name: debian_DSA-4067.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/18/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17432

DSA: 4067

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