Ubuntu Linux - [Improper input validation on generic SSO login]

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8552-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Sympa did not properly validate input on the generic SSO login. A remote attacker     could possibly use this issue to perform a path traversal attack and gain unintended access.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4668 advisory.

    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4668-1              debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Utkarsh Gupta     July 04, 2026                               https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : sympa     Version        : 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-55919     Debian Bug     : 1090188

    A flaw was found in Sympas web interface, a modern mailing list manager.
    An attacker may bypass authentication by using an arbitrary e-mail     address when the generic SSO loging feature was enabled.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version     6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your sympa packages.

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

    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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Ubuntu Linux - [Improper input validation on generic SSO login] (CVE-2024-55919)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4027 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4027-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Markus Koschany     January 21, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : sympa     Version        : 6.2.60~dfsg-4+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-55919     Debian Bug     : 1090188

    A flaw was found in Sympas web interface, a modern mailing list manager. An     attacker may bypass authentication by using an arbitrary e-mail address when     the generic SSO loging feature was enabled.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     6.2.60~dfsg-4+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your sympa packages.

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

    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     Attachment:
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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.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-88ad2bee84 advisory.

    - Update to 6.2.74, fix for CVE-2024-55919
    - Full changelog: https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/tag/6.2.74

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-14c006b8bb advisory.

    - Update to 6.2.74, fix for CVE-2024-55919
    - Full changelog: https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/tag/6.2.74

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
327335	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Sympa vulnerability (USN-8552-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
325150	Debian dla-4668 : sympa - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
259908	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-55919	Nessus	Misc.	critical
214418	Debian dla-4027 : sympa - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
213391	Fedora 41 : sympa (2024-88ad2bee84)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
213387	Fedora 40 : sympa (2024-14c006b8bb)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical

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