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Debian dla-4023 : libebml-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214402

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4023 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4023-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk January 20, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : libebml Version : 1.4.2-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-52339

 An integer overflow in MemIOCallback::read() has been fixed in libebml, a library for the EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language) format.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.2-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libebml packages.

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

 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 libebml-dev packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52339

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214402

File Name: debian_DLA-4023.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/21/2025

Updated: 1/21/2025

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52339

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libebml5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libebml-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0

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: 1/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52339