Debian DSA-5139-1 : openssl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 161329

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 / 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5139 advisory.

Elison Niven discovered that the c_rehash script included in OpenSSL did not sanitise shell meta characters which could result in the execution of arbitrary commands. For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.1n-0+deb10u2. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.1n-0+deb11u2. We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages. For the detailed security status of openssl please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openssl

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 openssl packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.1n-0+deb11u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 161329

File Name: debian_DSA-5139.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/18/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl1.1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl1.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcrypto1.1-udeb

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: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1292

IAVA: 2022-A-0186-S

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