Debian DLA-3059-1 : maven-shared-utils - LTS security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 162612

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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-3059 advisory.

It was discovered that the Commandline class in maven-shared-utils, a collection of various utility classes for the Maven build system, can emit double-quoted strings without proper escaping, allowing shell injection attacks. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your maven-shared-utils packages. For the detailed security status of maven- shared-utils please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/maven-shared-utils 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 maven-shared-utils packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 162612

File Name: debian_DLA-3059.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2022

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-2022-29599

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmaven-shared-utils-java-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmaven-shared-utils-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-29599

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