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Debian dla-3941 : libkpathsea-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209907

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3941 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3941-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris October 29, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : texlive-bin Version : 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-32668 CVE-2024-25262 Debian Bug : 1036470 1064517

 texlive, a popular software distribution for the TeX typesetting system that includes major TeX-related programs, macro packages, and fonts, was affected by two vulnerabilties.

 CVE-2023-32668

 A document (compiled with the default settings) was allowed to make arbitrary network requests.
 This occurs because full access to the socket library was permitted by default, as stated in the documentation.

 CVE-2024-25262

 A heap buffer overflow was found via the function ttfLoadHDMX:ttfdump. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted TTF file.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your texlive-bin packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the libkpathsea-dev packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/texlive-bin

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-32668

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25262

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/texlive-bin

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209907

File Name: debian_DLA-3941.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/30/2024

Updated: 10/30/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-32668

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsynctex-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsynctex2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:texlive-binaries, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkpathsea6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkpathsea-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexluajit-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libptexenc1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexluajit2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua53, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libptexenc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtexlua53-dev

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32668, CVE-2024-25262