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Debian dla-3625 : ruby-rmagick - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 183678

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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-3625 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3625-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris October 22, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : ruby-rmagick Version : 2.16.0-6+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-5349

 A memory leak was found in ruby-magick an interface between Ruby and ImageMagick, that could lead to a Deny of Service (DOS) by memory exhaustion.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.16.0-6+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-rmagick packages.

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

 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 ruby-rmagick packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f988c588

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5349

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/ruby-rmagick

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 183678

File Name: debian_DLA-3625.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/22/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5349

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rmagick-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rmagick

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: 10/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5349