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Debian dla-3891 : libmariadb-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 207380

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3891 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3891-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Otto Keklinen September 18, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : mariadb-10.5 Version : 1:10.5.26-0+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-21096 Debian Bug : 1069189 1015293

 A vulnerability was discovered in MariaDB, a SQL database server compatible with MySQL. An attacker could generate a malicious dump file which could execute shell commands from the MariaDB client.

 The fix may cause a compatibility issue with older MariaDB and MySQL clients, with existing workarounds, as detailed at:
 https://mariadb.org/mariadb-dump-file-compatibility-change/

 This updates also includes bugfixes through the 10.5 maintenance branch, as detailed at:
 https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10-5-24-release-notes/ https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10-5-25-release-notes/ https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-10-5-26-release-notes/

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1:10.5.26-0+deb11u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your mariadb-10.5 packages.

 For the detailed security status of mariadb-10.5 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mariadb-10.5

 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 libmariadb-dev packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a808a9b2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-21096

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/mariadb-10.5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 207380

File Name: debian_DLA-3891.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/18/2024

Updated: 9/18/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21096

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-client, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-client-core-10.5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-connect, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-mroonga, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmariadbd19, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-test-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-oqgraph, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-s3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmariadb3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-server-core-10.5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-backup, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-spider, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmariadb-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-rocksdb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmariadbd-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmariadb-dev-compat, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-server-10.5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-test, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-client-10.5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21096