Debian dsa-5619 : libgit2-1.1 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 190381

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5619 advisory.

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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5619-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff February 09, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libgit2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-24577 CVE-2024-24575

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in libgit2, a low-level Git library, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.0+dfsg.1-4+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.1+ds-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgit2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libgit2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libgit2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libgit2-1.1 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 190381

File Name: debian_DSA-5619.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/10/2024

Updated: 1/24/2025

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24577

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgit2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgit2-fixtures, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgit2-1.5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgit2-1.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-24575, CVE-2024-24577

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