Debian dla-4038 : dcmtk - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214857

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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-4038 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4038-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk February 12, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : dcmtk Version : 3.6.5-1+deb11u3

In DCMTK, a collection of libraries and applications implementing large parts the DICOM standard for medical images, a regression in DLA-4038-1 has been fixed that caused crashes in Orthanc.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.5-1+deb11u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your dcmtk packages.

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

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 dcmtk packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214857

File Name: debian_DLA-4038.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/31/2025

Updated: 2/12/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdcmtk15, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdcmtk-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dcmtk-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dcmtk

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2022

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