Debian dsa-5805 : guix - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 210629

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5805 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5805-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 08, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : guix CVE ID : not yet available

It was discovered that the daemon of the GNU Guix functional package manager was susceptible to privilege escalation. For additional information please refer to https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/build-user-takeover-vulnerability/

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.0-3+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your guix packages.

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

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 guix packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210629

File Name: debian_DSA-5805.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/8/2024

Updated: 11/8/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:guix

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2024

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