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Debian dsa-5707 : libvlc-bin - security update

info Nessus Plugin ID 200367

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5707 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5707-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 11, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : vlc CVE ID : not yet available

 A buffer overflow was discovered in the MMS module of the VLC media player.

 For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.21-0+deb11u1.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.21-0+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

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

 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]

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 libvlc-bin packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vlc

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/vlc

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 200367

File Name: debian_DSA-5707.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/11/2024

Updated: 6/18/2024

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

Risk Information

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-skins2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-video-splitter, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-video-output, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-qt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-access-extra, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-samba, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-svg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvlc5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvlccore-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-jack, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvlc-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvlccore9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvlc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-notify, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-visualization, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc-plugin-fluidsynth

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2024