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Debian dla-3474 : libnss-myhostname - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 177792

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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-3474 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3474-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk June 29, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : systemd Version : 241-7~deb10u10 CVE ID : CVE-2022-3821 Debian Bug : 1021644

 A buffer overrun in format_timespan() has been fixed in systemd, the default init system in Debian.

 Additionally, fixes for getting property OnExternalPower via D-Bus and a memory leak on daemon-reload are also included.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 241-7~deb10u10.

 We recommend that you upgrade your systemd packages.

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

 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 libnss-myhostname packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3821

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 177792

File Name: debian_DLA-3474.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/30/2023

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3821

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:N/I:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libudev-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpam-systemd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:udev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd-coredump, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss-mymachines, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss-myhostname, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss-systemd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsystemd0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsystemd-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libudev1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnss-resolve

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: 6/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3821