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Debian dla-3506 : iperf3 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 178951

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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-3506 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3506-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany July 25, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : iperf3 Version : 3.6-2+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-38403 Debian Bug : 1040830

 A memory allocation issue was found in iperf3, the Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool, that may cause a denial of service when encountering a certain invalid length value in TCP packets.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.6-2+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your iperf3 packages.

 For the detailed security status of iperf3 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/iperf3

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

Solution

Upgrade the iperf3 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/iperf3

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38403

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/iperf3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178951

File Name: debian_DLA-3506.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2023

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38403

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libiperf-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libiperf0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iperf3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38403