Debian dla-4185 : yelp-xsl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237427

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4185 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4185-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Lucas Kanashiro May 28, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : yelp-xsl Version : 3.38.3-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-3155 Debian Bug : #1102080

A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external environment.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.38.3-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your yelp-xsl packages.

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

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 yelp-xsl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237427

File Name: debian_DLA-4185.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-xsl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0

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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