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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2023.3506
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3506-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'iperf3' package(s) announced via the DLA-3506-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'iperf3' package(s) announced via the DLA-3506-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A memory allocation issue was found in iperf3, the Internet Protocol bandwidth measuring tool, that may cause a denial of service when encountering a certain invalid length value in TCP packets.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.6-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iperf3 packages.

For the detailed security status of iperf3 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:
'iperf3' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38403
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6EBWWF4PEQKROEVXGYSTIT2MGBTLU7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M25Z5FHTO3XWMGP37JHJ7IIIHSGCLKEV/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26
https://bugs.debian.org/1040830
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
https://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/esnet-secadv-2023-0001.txt.asc
https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/0ef151550d96cc4460f98832df84b4a1e87c65e9
https://github.com/esnet/iperf/issues/1542
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00025.html
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