Debian DLA-3616-1 : org-mode - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 182961

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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-3616 advisory.

- org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters. (CVE-2023-28617)

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 org-mode packages.

For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182961

File Name: debian_DLA-3616.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/12/2023

Updated: 10/12/2023

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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28617

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:elpa-org, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:org-mode

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28617

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