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Debian dla-4433 : ruby-rmagick - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 281763

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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-4433 advisory.

 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4433-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta January 05, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : ruby-rmagick Version : 2.16.0-7+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-5349

 A memory leak flaw was found in ruby-magick, an interface between Ruby and ImageMagick. This issue can lead to a denial of service (DOS) by memory exhaustion.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2.16.0-7+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-rmagick packages.

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

 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 ruby-rmagick packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f988c588

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5349

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/ruby-rmagick

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 281763

File Name: debian_DLA-4433.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/5/2026

Updated: 1/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5349

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rmagick-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rmagick

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5349