Detections
Analytics

Debian dla-3730 : python-asyncssh-doc - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 189892

Language:

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-3730 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3730-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/; Daniel Leidert February 01, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : python-asyncssh Version : 1.12.2-1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-48795 Debian Bug : 1059007

 AsyncSSH is a Python package which provides an asynchronous client and server implementation of the SSHv2 protocol. It has been discovered that it is also vulnerable to a prefix truncation attack, better known as Terrapin attack.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.2-1+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your python-asyncssh packages.

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

 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:
 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

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 python-asyncssh-doc packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1c055cfb

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-48795

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/python-asyncssh

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 189892

File Name: debian_DLA-3730.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-asyncssh-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-asyncssh

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: 2/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48795