Debian dsa-5713 : libndp-dbg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 200648

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5713 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5713-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 16, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libndp CVE ID : CVE-2024-5564

A buffer overflow was discovered in libndp, a library implementing the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP), which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed IPv6 router advertisements are processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6-1+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libndp packages.

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

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 libndp-dbg packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 200648

File Name: debian_DSA-5713.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/16/2024

Updated: 7/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2024-5564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:libndp-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libndp-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libndp0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libndp-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-5564

IAVA: 2024-A-0326

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