Debian dla-4013 : mocha - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 213988

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4013 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4013-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris January 11, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : node-mocha Version : 8.2.1+ds1+~cs29.4.27-3+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2021-23566 CVE-2024-55565 Debian Bug :

mocha a javascript test framework was affected by two vulnerabilities in nanoid component.

CVE-2021-23566

nanoid package is vulnerable to Information Exposure via the valueOf() function which allows to reproduce the last id generated.

CVE-2024-55565

nanoid package mishandles non-integer values of size parameter.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 8.2.1+ds1+~cs29.4.27-3+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-mocha packages.

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

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 mocha packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 213988

File Name: debian_DLA-4013.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/11/2025

Updated: 1/11/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23566

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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:mocha

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: 1/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23566, CVE-2024-55565

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