Debian dla-3755 : tar - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 191776

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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-3755 advisory.

- A flaw was found in tar. This issue occurs when extended attributes are processed in PAX archives, and could allow an attacker to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-39804)

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 tar packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 191776

File Name: debian_DLA-3755.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/9/2024

Updated: 11/13/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39804

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tar-scripts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39804

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