Debian dsa-5763 : python-pymatgen-doc - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206401

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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-5763 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5763-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 30, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : pymatgen CVE ID : CVE-2024-23346

William Khem-Marquez discovered that Pymatgen, a Python library for materials analysis, could be tricked into running arbitrary code if a malformed CIF file is processed.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2022.11.7+dfsg1-11+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pymatgen packages.

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

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 python-pymatgen-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 206401

File Name: debian_DSA-5763.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2024

Updated: 8/30/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23346

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pymatgen-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-pymatgen

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23346

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