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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892786
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2786-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nghttp2' package(s) announced via the DLA-2786-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nghttp2' package(s) announced via the DLA-2786-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two security issue have been discovered in nghttp2: server, proxy and client implementing HTTP/2.

CVE-2018-1000168

An Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability found in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client.

CVE-2020-11080

The overly large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frame payload causes denial of service. The proof of concept attack involves a malicious client constructing a SETTINGS frame with a length of 14,400 bytes (2400 individual settings entries) over and over again. The attack causes the CPU to spike at 100%.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.18.1-1+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your nghttp2 packages.

For the detailed security status of nghttp2 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]

Affected Software/OS:
'nghttp2' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000168
BugTraq ID: 103952
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103952
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00011.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0366
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0367
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0367
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-11080
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-q5wr-xfw9-q7xr
Debian Security Information: DSA-4696 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4696
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAC2AA36OTRHKSVM5OV7TTVB3CZIGEFL/
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/336a98feb0d56b9ac54e12736b18785c27f75090
https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/commit/f8da73bd042f810f34d19f9eae02b46d870af394
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00023.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0802 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00024.html
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