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Debian dla-3878 : libxml2 - security update

🗓️ 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Debian 11: libxml2 security update CVE-2016-3709 and CVE-2022-230

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dla-3878. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

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  script_name(english:"Debian dla-3878 : libxml2 - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dla-3878 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3878-1                [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk
    September 05, 2024                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : libxml2
    Version        : 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5
    CVE ID         : CVE-2016-3709 CVE-2022-2309
    Debian Bug     : 1039991

    Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in the XML library libxml2.

    CVE-2016-3709

        HTML 4 parser cross-site scripting

    CVE-2022-2309

        Parser NULL pointer dereference

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
    2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5.

    We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

    For the detailed security status of libxml2 please refer to
    its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxml2

    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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3709");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2309");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-2309");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-3709");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/07/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/09/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/09/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-libxml2-dbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(11)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 11.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libxml2', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libxml2-dev', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libxml2-doc', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libxml2-utils', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'python3-libxml2', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'python3-libxml2-dbg', 'reference': '2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libxml2 / libxml2-dev / libxml2-doc / libxml2-utils / python3-libxml2 / etc');
}

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