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Debian dsa-5784 : liboath-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 208203

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-5784 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5784-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 04, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : oath-toolkit CVE ID : CVE-2024-47191

 Fabian Vogt reported that the PAM module in oath-toolkit, a collection of components to build one-time password authentication systems, does not safely perform file operations in users's home directories when using the usersfile feature (allowing to place the OTP state in the home directory of the to-be-authenticated user). A local user can take advantage of this flaw for root privilege escalation.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.7-3.1+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your oath-toolkit packages.

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

 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 liboath-dev packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1a65b6e3

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-47191

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/oath-toolkit

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 208203

File Name: debian_DSA-5784.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/4/2024

Updated: 10/4/2024

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

Risk Information

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-2024-47191

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liboath-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liboath0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpam-oath, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpskc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpskc0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:oathtool, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pskctool

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47191