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Debian dsa-5655 : cockpit - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 193482

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5655 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in Cockpit. Deleting a sosreport with a crafted name via the Cockpit web interface can lead to a command injection vulnerability, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue affects Cockpit versions 270 and newer. (CVE-2024-2947)

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 cockpit packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-2947

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/cockpit

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 193482

File Name: debian_DSA-5655.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/18/2024

Updated: 4/18/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2947

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-bridge, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-packagekit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-pcp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-sosreport, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-storaged, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-system, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-tests, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cockpit-ws, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2947