Debian DLA-2855-1 : monit - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 156320

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2855 advisory.

Two vulnerabilities were fixed in monit, a utility for monitoring and managing Unix systems.
CVE-2019-11454 Persistent cross-site scripting in http/cervlet.c CVE-2019-11455 Buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1:5.20.0-6+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your monit packages. For the detailed security status of monit please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/monit Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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 monit packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156320

File Name: debian_DLA-2855.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/27/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11455

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:monit, 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: 12/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11454, CVE-2019-11455

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