Debian DLA-2968-1 : zlib - LTS security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 159472
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2968 advisory.- zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches. (CVE-2018-25032)
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 zlib packages.For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1008265
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/zlib
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-2968
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 159472
File Name: debian_DLA-2968.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 4/3/2022
Updated: 4/3/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-25032
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32z1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib32z1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64z1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lib64z1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zlib1g, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zlib1g-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:zlib1g-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-25032