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Debian DLA-3171-1 : distro-info-data - LTS database update

high Nessus Plugin ID 166732

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3171 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 distro-info-data packages.

For Debian 10 buster, these issues have been fixed in version 0.41+deb10u6.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9851c5ba

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-3171

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/distro-info-data

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166732

File Name: debian_DLA-3171.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/31/2022

Updated: 10/31/2022

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:distro-info-data

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2022