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Debian dla-3931 : ghostscript - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 209517

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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-3931 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3931-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sean Whitton October 22, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : ghostscript Version : 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u8 CVE ID : CVE-2024-29508

 A heap-based pointer disclosure problem was found in Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF. This could lead to information disclosure.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u8.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

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

 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 Attachment:
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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 ghostscript packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-29508

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 209517

File Name: debian_DLA-3931.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/22/2024

Updated: 11/15/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29508

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs9-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript-x, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgs9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29508

IAVB: 2024-B-0074-S