Debian dla-3739 : libjwt-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 192976

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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-3739 advisory.

- libjwt 1.15.3 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier to bypass authentication via a timing side channel. (CVE-2024-25189)

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 libjwt-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 192976

File Name: debian_DLA-3739.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/8/2024

Updated: 4/8/2024

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: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-25189

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjwt0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjwt-gnutls-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjwt-gnutls0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjwt-dev

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: 2/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-25189

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