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Debian dla-3861 : exfatprogs - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206800

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3861 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3861-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk September 02, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : exfatprogs Version : 1.1.0-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-45897

 An out-of-bounds write has been fixed in the fsck.exfat tool that checks and repairs exFAT filesystems.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.0-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your exfatprogs packages.

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

 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 exfatprogs packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45897

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/exfatprogs

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206800

File Name: debian_DLA-3861.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/9/2024

Updated: 9/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exfatprogs

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: 9/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45897