Debian DSA-5025-1 : tang - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 156188

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5025 advisory.

A flaw was discovered in tang, a network-based cryptographic binding server, which could result in leak of private keys. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 8-3+deb11u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your tang packages. For the detailed security status of tang please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tang

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the tang packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 8-3+deb11u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156188

File Name: debian_DSA-5025.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/19/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4076

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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:tang

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4076

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