Debian dla-3294 : bsdcpio - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 170895

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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-3294 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3294-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz January 30, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libarchive Version : 3.3.3-4+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2022-36227

An issue has been found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library.
Due to missing checks after calloc, null pointer dereferences might happen.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.3-4+deb10u3.

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

Solution

Upgrade the bsdcpio packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 170895

File Name: debian_DLA-3294.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/31/2023

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-36227

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-36227

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