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Debian dla-3991 : upx-ucl - security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 212455
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-3991 advisory.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3991-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sylvain Beucler December 11, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : upx-ucl Version : 3.96-2+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-23456 Debian Bug : 1033258
A heap-based buffer write overflow issue was discovered in UPX, an efficient live-compressor for executables. An attacker could corrupt memory via a crafted file, leading to undefined impact (from denial-of-service to code execution).
For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.96-2+deb11u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your upx-ucl packages.
For the detailed security status of upx-ucl please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/upx-ucl
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 upx-ucl packages.See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/upx-ucl
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 212455
File Name: debian_DLA-3991.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/11/2024
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23456
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:upx-ucl
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: 12/11/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-23456