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Debian DSA-5489-1 : file - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 180519

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5489 advisory.

 - File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c. NOTE: File is the name of an Open Source project. (CVE-2022-48554)

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 file packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/file

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5489

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-48554

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/file

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 180519

File Name: debian_DSA-5489.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2023

Updated: 11/17/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48554

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:file, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagic-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagic-mgc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagic1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0

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: 9/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48554