Debian dla-3202 : bsdcpio - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 168147

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3202 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3202-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sylvain Beucler November 22, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libarchive Version : 3.3.3-4+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2019-19221 CVE-2021-23177 CVE-2021-31566 Debian Bug : 945287 1001986 1001990

Three issues have been found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library.

CVE-2019-19221

out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call

CVE-2021-23177

extracting a symlink with ACLs modifies ACLs of target

CVE-2021-31566

symbolic links incorrectly followed when changing modes, times, ACL and flags of a file while extracting an archive

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 3.3.3-4+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.

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

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the bsdcpio packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168147

File Name: debian_DLA-3202.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/23/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-19221

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31566

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive13, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bsdcpio, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive-tools

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: 11/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19221, CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-31566

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