Debian dla-3950 : libarchive-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 210823

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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-3950 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3950-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk November 11, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libarchive Version : 3.4.3-2+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2021-36976 CVE-2022-26280 CVE-2022-36227 CVE-2024-20696 Debian Bug : 991442 1008953 1024669 1086155

Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library.

CVE-2021-36976

RAR reader use-after-free

CVE-2022-26280

ZIP reader out-of-bounds-read

CVE-2022-36227

archive_write NULL dereference

CVE-2024-20696

RAR reader out-of-bounds write

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 3.4.3-2+deb11u2.

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 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 libarchive-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 210823

File Name: debian_DLA-3950.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/12/2024

Updated: 11/12/2024

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: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26280

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-36227

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-36976, CVE-2022-26280, CVE-2022-36227, CVE-2024-20696

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