Debian dla-3335 : asterisk - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 171903

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-3335 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3335-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany February 22, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : asterisk Version : 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2022-23537 CVE-2022-23547 CVE-2022-31031 CVE-2022-37325 CVE-2022-39244 CVE-2022-39269 CVE-2022-42705 CVE-2022-42706

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk, an Open Source Private Branch Exchange. Buffer overflows and other programming errors could be exploited for launching a denial of service attack or the execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your asterisk packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the asterisk packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23537

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23547

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-31031

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-37325

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-39244

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-39269

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42705

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42706

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 171903

File Name: debian_DLA-3335.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/24/2023

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31031

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-39244

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mp3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-tests, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-vpb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-dahdi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-ooh323, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-modules, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail-odbcstorage, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mobile, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-config

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23537, CVE-2022-23547, CVE-2022-31031, CVE-2022-37325, CVE-2022-39244, CVE-2022-39269, CVE-2022-42705, CVE-2022-42706