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Debian DLA-1495-1 : git-annex security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 117296
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
The git-annex package was found to have multiple vulnerabilities when operating on untrusted data that could lead to arbitrary command execution and encrypted data exfiltration.CVE-2017-12976
git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand= URL, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
CVE-2018-10857
git-annex is vulnerable to a private data exposure and exfiltration attack. It could expose the content of files located outside the git-annex repository, or content from a private web server on localhost or the LAN.
CVE-2018-10859
git-annex is vulnerable to an Information Exposure when decrypting files. A malicious server for a special remote could trick git-annex into decrypting a file that was encrypted to the user's gpg key. This attack could be used to expose encrypted data that was never stored in git-annex
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 5.20141125+oops-1+deb8u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your git-annex packages.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected git-annex package.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00004.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 117296
File Name: debian_DLA-1495.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/6/2018
Updated: 8/12/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12976
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-annex
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2018