Debian DSA-5562-1 : tor - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 186207

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5562 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 tor packages.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.7.16-1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186207

File Name: debian_DSA-5562.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/22/2023

Updated: 11/22/2023

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor-geoipdb, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2023

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