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Debian dla-4148 : gir1.2-vips-8.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 235042

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 dla-4148 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4148-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin April 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : vips Version : 8.10.5-2+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-29769

 A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in vips, an image processing system, which could lead to denial of service when processing specially crafted TIFF images.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 8.10.5-2+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your vips packages.

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

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
 signature.asc Description: PGP signature

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 gir1.2-vips-8.0 packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-29769

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235042

File Name: debian_DLA-4148.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/30/2025

Updated: 4/30/2025

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: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29769

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Threat Score: 5.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvips-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvips-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvips-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-vips-8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvips42

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29769