Debian DSA-5267-1 : pysha3 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166803

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5267 advisory.

Nicky Mouha discovered a buffer overflow in sha3, a Python library for the SHA-3 hashing functions. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-4.1+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your pysha3 packages. For the detailed security status of pysha3 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pysha3

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 pysha3 packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-4.1+deb11u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 166803

File Name: debian_DSA-5267.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2022

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: 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-2022-37454

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, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-sha3

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: 10/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37454

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