TencentOS Server 4: libgit2 (TSSA-2024:0586)

high Nessus Plugin ID 239535

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0586 advisory.

Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2023-22742:
libgit2 is a cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git. When using an SSH remote with the optional libssh2 backend, libgit2 does not perform certificate checking by default. Prior versions of libgit2 require the caller to set the `certificate_check` field of libgit2/'s `git_remote_callbacks` structure - if a certificate check callback is not set, libgit2 does not perform any certificate checking.
This means that by default - without configuring a certificate check callback, clients will not perform validation on the server SSH keys and may be subject to a man-in-the-middle attack. Users are encouraged to upgrade to v1.4.5 or v1.5.1. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that all relevant certificates are manually checked.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20240586.xml

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22742

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 239535

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2024_0586.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:libgit2, cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2024