The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4020 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4020-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     January 19, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : libreoffice     Version        : 1:7.0.4-4+deb11u12     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-12425 CVE-2024-12426

    Libreoffice an office productivity software suite,     was affected by two vulnerabilities

    CVE-2024-12425

        Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory         ('Path Traversal') vulnerability allows Absolute Path Traversal.
        An attacker can write to arbitrary locations, albeit suffixed         with .ttf, by supplying a file in a format that supports         embedded font files

    CVE-2024-12426

        Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values         to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability.
        URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables         or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could         be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document         containing such links.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1:7.0.4-4+deb11u12.

    We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages.

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

    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.

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Debian dla-4020 : fonts-opensymbol - security update

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