Debian dla-3957 : needrestart - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211606

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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-3957 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3957-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 02, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : needrestart Version : 3.5-4+deb11u5 Debian Bug : 1087917 1087918 1087957 1087958 1088012 1088047

The update for needrestart announced as DLA 3957-1 introduced a regression reporting false positives for processes running in chroot or mountns. Updated packages are now available to correct this issue.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.5-4+deb11u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your needrestart packages.

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

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 needrestart packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 211606

File Name: debian_DLA-3957.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/19/2024

Updated: 12/2/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:needrestart

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2024

Reference Information

IAVB: 2024-B-0182

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