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Debian dsa-5849 : git-lfs - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 214665

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5849 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5849-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff January 24, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : git-lfs CVE ID : CVE-2024-53263

 It was discovered that Git LFS, a Git extension for versioning large files, could leak authentication credentials in some setups.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.0-1+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your git-lfs packages.

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

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

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 git-lfs packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git-lfs

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-53263

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/git-lfs

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214665

File Name: debian_DSA-5849.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2025

Updated: 1/27/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53263

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Threat Score: 6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-lfs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53263