Debian DSA-4962-1 : ledgersmb - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 152775

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-4962 advisory.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in LedgerSMB, a financial accounting and ERP program, which could result in cross-site scripting or clickjacking. For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.9+ds-1+deb10u2. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.9+ds-2+deb11u2. We recommend that you upgrade your ledgersmb packages. For the detailed security status of ledgersmb please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/ledgersmb

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the ledgersmb packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.9+ds-2+deb11u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 152775

File Name: debian_DSA-4962.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

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-2021-3694

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ledgersmb

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3693, CVE-2021-3694, CVE-2021-3731

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