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Debian dla-4143 : glibc-doc - security update

🗓️ 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Debian 11 glibc vulnerability fixed; upgrade to version 2.31-13+deb11u12 recommended.

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#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dla-4143. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(235001);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-0395");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0062-S");

  script_name(english:"Debian dla-4143 : glibc-doc - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4143
advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4143-1                [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Sean Whitton
    April 30, 2025                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : glibc
    Version        : 2.31-13+deb11u12
    CVE ID         : CVE-2025-0395

    A flaw was discovered in the implementation of the assert() function in
    the GNU C Library, the C standard library implementation used by Debian.

    When the assertion fails, the implementation does not allocate enough
    space for the assertion failure message string and size information,
    which may lead to a buffer overflow if the message string size aligns to
    page size.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
    2.31-13+deb11u12.

    We recommend that you upgrade your glibc packages.

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

    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
    Attachment:
    signature.asc
    Description: PGP signature

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/glibc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-0395");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/glibc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the glibc-doc packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-0395");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/04/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/04/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:glibc-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-dev-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-devtools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc-l10n");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-amd64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-dbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-dev-amd64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-dev-i386");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-dev-x32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-i386");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-udeb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-x32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libc6-xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:locales");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:locales-all");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nscd");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 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");

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}

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': 'glibc-doc', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'glibc-source', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc-bin', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc-dev-bin', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc-devtools', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc-l10n', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-amd64', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-dbg', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-dev', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-dev-amd64', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-dev-i386', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-dev-x32', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-i386', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-udeb', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-x32', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'libc6-xen', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'locales', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'locales-all', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'},
    {'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'nscd', 'reference': '2.31-13+deb11u12'}
];

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, 'glibc-doc / glibc-source / libc-bin / libc-dev-bin / libc-devtools / etc');
}

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