Debian DLA-2339-1 : software-properties security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139759

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Jason A. Donenfeld found an ansi escape sequence injection into software-properties, a manager for apt repository sources. An attacker could manipulate the screen of a user prompted to install an additional repository (PPA).

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.96.20.2-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your software-properties packages.

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

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139759

File Name: debian_DLA-2339.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2020

Updated: 2/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15709

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:software-properties-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:software-properties-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:software-properties-kde, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-software-properties

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15709

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