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Debian dla-3153 : libksba-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166182

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3153 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3153-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany October 17, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libksba Version : 1.3.5-2+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-3515 Debian Bug : 1021928

 An integer overflow flaw was discovered in the CRL parser in libksba, an X.509 and CMS support library, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-2+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libksba packages.

 For the detailed security status of libksba please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libksba

 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 Attachment:
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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 libksba-dev packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libksba

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3515

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/libksba

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 166182

File Name: debian_DLA-3153.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/18/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2022-3515

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:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libksba8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libksba-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libksba-mingw-w64-dev

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: 10/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3515

IAVA: 2023-A-0072