Debian DLA-42-1 : live-config security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 82189

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability against Debian Live, the live systems project, was reported. The default, the live images include a SSH server allowing for log in with default user and password. This fix set PasswordAuthentication in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as 'no'.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82189

File Name: debian_DLA-42.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:live-config-upstart, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:live-config-runit, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:live-config, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:live-config-sysvinit

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2014

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