Debian DSA-5033-1 : fort-validator - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156442

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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-5033 advisory.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the FORT RPKI validator, which could result in denial of service or path traversal. For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.3-1~deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your fort-validator packages. For the detailed security status of fort-validator please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/fort-validator

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 fort-validator packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.3-1~deb11u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156442

File Name: debian_DSA-5033.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/31/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3907

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:fort-validator

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3907, CVE-2021-3909, CVE-2021-43114, CVE-2021-43173

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