Debian dla-3427 : libkpathsea-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 176221

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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-3427 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3427-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany May 31, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : texlive-bin Version : 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2019-18604 Debian Bug : 1036891

It was discovered that the patch to fix CVE-2023-32700 in texlive-bin, released as DLA-3427-1, was incomplete and caused an error when running the lualatex command.

The following security vulnerability has been addressed as well.

CVE-2019-18604

A flaw was found in axohelp in axodraw2. The sprintf function is mishandled which may cause a stack overflow error.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your texlive-bin packages.

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

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 libkpathsea-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 176221

File Name: debian_DLA-3427.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/23/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18604

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:libsynctex-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsynctex2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:texlive-binaries, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkpathsea6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkpathsea-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexluajit-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libptexenc1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexluajit2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua53, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua52-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libptexenc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua53-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua52

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18604, CVE-2023-32700

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