Debian dla-4137 : libbpf-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 234828

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4137 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4137-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk April 24, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : libbpf Version : 0.3-2+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-3534 CVE-2022-3606 Debian Bug : 1023717

Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in libbpf, a library for interacting with eBPF in the Linux kernel.

CVE-2022-3534

use-after-free in btf_dump_name_dups()

CVE-2022-3606

null-pointer dereference in find_prog_by_sec_insn()

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 0.3-2+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libbpf packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the libbpf-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234828

File Name: debian_DLA-4137.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/25/2025

Updated: 4/25/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3534

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbpf-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbpf0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3534, CVE-2022-3606

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