Debian dsa-5806 : libarchive-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 210720

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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-5806 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5806-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso November 09, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libarchive CVE ID : CVE-2024-20696 Debian Bug : 1086155

A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted RAR archive is processed.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2-1+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.

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

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 libarchive-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210720

File Name: debian_DSA-5806.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/9/2024

Updated: 11/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-20696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive13, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-20696

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