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Debian DLA-3330-1 : amanda - LTS security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 171761
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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-3330 advisory.- Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure. (CVE-2022-37704)
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 amanda packages.For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1
See Also
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3330
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 171761
File Name: debian_DLA-3330.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/22/2023
Updated: 9/1/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37704
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:amanda-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:amanda-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:amanda-common
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-37704