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Debian dla-4042 : asterisk - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 215046

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-4042 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4042-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Daniel Leidert February 06, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : asterisk Version : 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u6 CVE ID : CVE-2024-53566 Debian Bug :

 An issue has been found in asterisk, an Open Source Private Branch Exchange.

 CVE-2024-53566

 It is possible to access files outside the configuration directory via AMI and path traversal even when live_dangerously is not enabled.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u6.

 We recommend that you upgrade your asterisk packages.

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

 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


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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 asterisk packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-53566

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 215046

File Name: debian_DLA-4042.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/5/2025

Updated: 2/5/2025

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: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53566

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mp3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-tests, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-vpb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-dahdi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-ooh323, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-modules, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-voicemail-odbcstorage, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-mobile, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk-config

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53566