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.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3755-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk March 09, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : tar Version : 1.30+dfsg-6+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-39804 Debian Bug : 1058079

Incorrect handling of extension attributes in PAX archives has been fixed in the GNU tar archiving utility.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.30+dfsg-6+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tar packages.

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

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

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 tar packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 191776

File Name: debian_DLA-3755.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/9/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

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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