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Debian dla-3233 : leptonica-progs - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168626

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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-3233 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3233-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Helmut Grohne December 08, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : leptonlib Version : 1.76.0-1+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2022-38266

 This update fixes a denial of service vulnerability in leptonlib. It can be made to crash with an arithmetic exception on specially crafted JPEG files.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.76.0-1+deb10u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your leptonlib packages.

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

 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 leptonica-progs packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-38266

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168626

File Name: debian_DLA-3233.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38266

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:leptonica-progs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblept5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libleptonica-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: 12/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-38266