Debian dla-4164 : libeconf-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235730

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-4164 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4164-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb May 12, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : libeconf Version : 0.3.8-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-22652 Debian Bug : 1037333

It was discovered that there was a potential buffer overflow vulnerability in libeconf, a configuration file parser. This could have been exploited via malicously-crafted configuration files.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.3.8-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libeconf packages.

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

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

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 libeconf-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235730

File Name: debian_DLA-4164.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/12/2025

Updated: 5/12/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22652

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libeconf-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libeconf0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22652

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