Debian dsa-5930 : libavif-bin - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 237503

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5930 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5930-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 29, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libavif CVE ID : CVE-2025-48174 CVE-2025-48175 Debian Bug : 1105883 1105885

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in libavif, a library for handling .avif files, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 0.11.1-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libavif packages.

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

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libavif-bin packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 237503

File Name: debian_DSA-5930.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/29/2025

Updated: 5/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavif15, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavif-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavif-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavif-gdk-pixbuf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48174, CVE-2025-48175

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