Debian dla-3946 : context - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 210378

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3946 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3946-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris November 05, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : context Version : 2020.03.10.20200331-1+deb11u1

Context a general-purpose document processor was affected by CVE-2023-32700 fix that by default disable luasocket.

This bugfix release, fix the mtxrun program used at install time of context (postinst) that was broken by CVE-2023-32700 patch.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2020.03.10.20200331-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your context packages.

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

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 context packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210378

File Name: debian_DLA-3946.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2024

Updated: 11/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2023-32700

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:context

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32700

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