Debian dla-4058 : libpam-pkcs11 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 216405

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4058 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4058-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort February 18, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : pam-pkcs11 Version : 0.6.11-4+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-24032

A vulnerability was 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 Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.11-4+deb11u1.

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 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 libpam-pkcs11 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 216405

File Name: debian_DLA-4058.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2025

Updated: 2/18/2025

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:11.0, 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: 2/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-24032

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