Debian dla-4450 : libtag1-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 296508

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-4450 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4450-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz January 24, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : taglib Version : 1.11.1+dfsg.1-3+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-47466

An issues has been found in taglib, an audio meta-data library.
The issue is related to a segmentation violation and a resulting application crash due to processing a crafted WAV file in which an id3 chunk is the only valid chunk.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.11.1+dfsg.1-3+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your taglib packages.

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

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 libtag1-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 296508

File Name: debian_DLA-4450.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/24/2026

Updated: 1/24/2026

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-47466

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtag1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtag1-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtagc0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtagc0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtag1v5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtag1v5-vanilla

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: 1/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-47466

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