Debian DSA-5343-1 : openssl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 171218

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5343 advisory.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit, which may result in incomplete encryption, side channel attacks, denial of service or information disclosure. Additional details can be found in the upstream advisories at https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220705.txt and https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.1n-0+deb11u4. We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages. For the detailed security status of openssl please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/openssl

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 openssl packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.1n-0+deb11u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 171218

File Name: debian_DSA-5343.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/8/2023

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2097

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl1.1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl1.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcrypto1.1-udeb

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: 2/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2097, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2023-0286

IAVA: 2022-A-0265-S, 2022-A-0518-S

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