Debian dla-3640 : distro-info - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 184023

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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-3640 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3640-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Stefano Rivera October 30, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : distro-info Version : 0.21+deb10u1

This is a non-security update, enabling distro-info to continue to build with the distro-info-data update in DLA-3639-1, which broke some test-suite assumptions.

This update also allows distro-info to support additional columns in distro-info-data, easing future updates.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.21+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your distro-info packages.

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

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 distro-info packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184023

File Name: debian_DLA-3640.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/30/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-distro-info, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-distro-info, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:distro-info, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdistro-info-perl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2023

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