Debian DSA-4595-1 : debian-lan-config - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 132426

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that debian-lan-config, a FAI config space for the Debian-LAN system, configured too permissive ACLs for the Kerberos admin server, which allowed password changes for other user principals.

This update provides a fixed configuration for new deployments, for existing setups, the NEWS file shipped in this update provides advice to fix the configuration.

Solution

Upgrade the debian-lan-config packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.23+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.25+deb10u1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=947459

http://www.nessus.org/u?bbd0d795

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/debian-lan-config

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/debian-lan-config

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4595

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132426

File Name: debian_DSA-4595.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/30/2019

Updated: 4/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3467

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:debian-lan-config, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/27/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3467

DSA: 4595