Debian DLA-2894-1 : aide - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 157055

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2894 advisory.

David Bouman discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the base64 functions of aide, an advanced intrusion detection system, which can be triggered via large extended file attributes or ACLs.
This may result in denial of service or privilege escalation. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.16-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your aide packages. For the detailed security status of aide please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/aide 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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the aide packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.16-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157055

File Name: debian_DLA-2894.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/25/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-45417

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-dynamic, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-xen, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-common

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: 1/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-45417

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