Debian DSA-4206-1 : gitlab - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 109967

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Gitlab, a software platform to collaborate on code :

- CVE-2017-0920 It was discovered that missing validation of merge requests allowed users to see names to private projects, resulting in information disclosure.

- CVE-2018-8971 It was discovered that the Auth0 integration was implemented incorrectly.

Solution

Upgrade the gitlab packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 8.13.11+dfsg1-8+deb9u2. The fix for CVE-2018-8971 also requires ruby-omniauth-auth0 to be upgraded to version 2.0.0-0+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 109967

File Name: debian_DSA-4206.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/23/2018

Updated: 10/4/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8971

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0920, CVE-2018-8971

DSA: 4206

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