Debian dsa-5864 : libpam-pkcs11 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 216206

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5864 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5864-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 12, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : pam-pkcs11 CVE ID : CVE-2025-24032 CVE-2025-24531 Debian Bug : 1095402

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in pam-pkcs11, a PAM module which allows to use PKCS#11 based smart cards in the PAM authentication stack, which may allow to bypass the authentication in some scenarios.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 0.6.12-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pam-pkcs11 packages.

For the detailed security status of pam-pkcs11 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pam-pkcs11

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libpam-pkcs11 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 216206

File Name: debian_DSA-5864.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/12/2025

Updated: 2/12/2025

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24032

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpam-pkcs11

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-24032, CVE-2025-24531

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