Debian dla-4182 : syslog-ng - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237408

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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-4182 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4182-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Abhijith PA May 28, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : syslog-ng Version : 3.28.1-2+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-47619

A security issue was found in syslog-ng, an enhanced log daemon. In prior version, `tls_wildcard_match()` matches on certificates such as `foo.*.bar` although that is not allowed. It is also possible to pass partial wildcards such as `foo.a*c.bar` which glib matches but should be avoided / invalidated. This issue could have an impact on TLS connections, such as in man-in-the-middle situations.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.28.1-2+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your syslog-ng packages.

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

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 syslog-ng packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237408

File Name: debian_DLA-4182.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/28/2025

Updated: 5/28/2025

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: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47619

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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:syslog-ng-mod-http, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-geoip2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-rdkafka, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-examples, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-map-value-pairs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-xml-parser, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-sql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-stomp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-amqp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-riemann, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-redis, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-getent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-mongodb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-add-contextual-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-graphite, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-python, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-snmp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-core, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-slog, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-stardate, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:syslog-ng-mod-smtp

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47619

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