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Debian dsa-5669 : guix - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193698

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5669 advisory.

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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5669-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 22, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : guix CVE ID : CVE-2024-27297

 It was discovered that insufficient restriction of unix daemon sockets in the GNU Guix functional package manager could result in sandbox bypass.

 For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-4+deb11u2.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.0-3+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your guix packages.

 For the detailed security status of guix please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/guix

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]
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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 guix packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-27297

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193698

File Name: debian_DSA-5669.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2024

Updated: 6/30/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:guix

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: 4/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27297