Debian dsa-5927 : libyelp-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237425

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5927 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5927-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 28, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : yelp CVE ID : CVE-2025-3155

It was discovered that Yelp, the help browser for the GNOME desktop, allowed help files to execute arbitrary scripts. Opening a malformed help file could have resulted in data exfiltration.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 42.2-1+deb12u1 of yelp and version 42.1-2+deb12u1 of yelp-xsl.

We recommend that you upgrade your yelp packages.

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

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]

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 libyelp-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237425

File Name: debian_DSA-5927.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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3155

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:yelp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyelp-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyelp0

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: 4/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3155

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