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Debian dla-3755 : tar - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 191776

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3755 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in tar. This issue occurs when extended attributes are processed in PAX archives, and could allow an attacker to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-39804)

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 tar packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-39804

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/tar

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 191776

File Name: debian_DLA-3755.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/9/2024

Updated: 3/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39804

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.8

Temporal Score: 2.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tar, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tar-scripts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39804