Debian DLA-2872-1 : agg - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 156418

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2872 advisory.

Stack overflow due to infinite recursion was fixed in agg, the Anti-Grain Geometry graphical toolkit. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.5+dfsg1-11+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your agg packages. For the detailed security status of agg please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/agg 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 agg packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.5+dfsg1-11+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156418

File Name: debian_DLA-2872.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/30/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6245

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libagg-dev

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6245

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