Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2901-1)
🗓️ 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| libXfont -- permission bypass when opening files through symlinks | 25 Nov 201700:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2017-16611 | 1 Dec 201717:29 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2017-16611 | 1 Dec 201717:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| The vulnerability of the LibXfont library lies in the improper definition of symbolic links before accessing the file, allowing attackers to trigger a service failure. | 3 Oct 202200:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| libXfont and libXfont2 Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities | 5 Dec 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-16611 | 1 Dec 201717:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-16611 | 1 Dec 201717:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2901-1] libxfont security update | 25 Jan 202222:20 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2017-16611 | 1 Dec 201717:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-2901-1 : libxfont - LTS security update | 31 Jan 202200:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| wiki | www.wiki.debian.org/LTS |
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxfont |
| debian | www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/DLA-2901-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892901");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16611");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-01-26 02:00:13 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jan 2022)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:08+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:08 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-10-02 14:55:41 +0000 (Fri, 02 Oct 2020)");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2901-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB9");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DLA-2901-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/DLA-2901-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxfont");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wiki.debian.org/LTS");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the DLA-2901-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An issue has been found in libxfont, an X11 font rasterisation library. By creating symlinks, a local attacker can open (but not read) local files as user root. This might create unwanted actions with special files like /dev/watchdog.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.
For the detailed security status of libxfont please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxfont' package(s) on Debian 9.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB9") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxfont-dev", ver:"1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxfont2", ver:"1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxfont2-udeb", ver:"1:2.0.1-3+deb9u2", rls:"DEB9"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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