Debian dla-3895 : puredata - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 207765

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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-3895 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3895-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk September 25, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : puredata Version : 0.51.4-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-47480

The realtime computer music and graphics system puredata does now terminate when dropping setuid privileges failed.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.51.4-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your puredata packages.

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

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 puredata packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207765

File Name: debian_DLA-3895.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/25/2024

Updated: 9/25/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-47480

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:puredata-core, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-gui, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-gui-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puredata-extra

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-47480

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