Debian dsa-5770 : expat - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207366

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5770 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5770-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff September 17, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : expat CVE ID : CVE-2024-45490 CVE-2024-45491 CVE-2024-45492

Shang-Hung Wan discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Expat XML parsing C library, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.0-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

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

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the expat packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207366

File Name: debian_DSA-5770.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/17/2024

Updated: 9/17/2024

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: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45492

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:expat, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexpat1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexpat1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexpat1-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45490, CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492

IAVA: 2024-A-0543

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