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Debian dla-4168 : libafsauthent2 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 236886

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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-4168 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4168-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 08, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : openafs Version : 1.8.6-5+deb11u2


 Due to a missing commit the update for openafs, announced in DLA-4168-1, introduced a regression in bos, the Basic OverSeer.



 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.6-5+deb11u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your openafs packages.

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

 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 libafsauthent2 packages.

See Also

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 236886

File Name: debian_DLA-4168.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/17/2025

Updated: 9/9/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenafs-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-dbserver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-krb5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libkopenafs2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-fileserver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-fuse, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libafsrpc2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libafsauthent2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-modules-source, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openafs-modules-dkms

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2024