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Debian dla-3576 : gsl-bin - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181775

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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-3576 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3576-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany September 21, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : gsl Version : 2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2020-35357

 A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library). Processing a maliciously crafted input data for gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data of the library may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your gsl packages.

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

 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 gsl-bin packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-35357

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181775

File Name: debian_DLA-3576.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/22/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2020-35357

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:libgslcblas0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsl23, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsl-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gsl-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsl-dbg

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-35357