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Debian dla-3959 : guix - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 211622

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-3959 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3959-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk November 19, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : guix Version : 1.2.0-4+deb11u3 CVE ID : CVE-2024-52867

 Privilege escalation has been fixed in the GNU Guix package manager.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-4+deb11u3.

 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 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 guix packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/guix

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52867

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/guix

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211622

File Name: debian_DLA-3959.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/19/2024

Updated: 11/19/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-52867

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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: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: 11/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-52867