Debian dla-3386 : grunt - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 173979

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3386 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3386-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb April 06, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : grunt Version : 1.0.1-8+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2022-0436 Debian Bug : 1009676

It was discovered that there was a potential path-traversal vulnerability in GruntJS, a multipurpose task runner and build system tool. This could have been exploited via malicious symlinks.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-8+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your grunt packages.

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

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 grunt packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 173979

File Name: debian_DLA-3386.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/6/2023

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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0436

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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:grunt

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: 4/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0436

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