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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.705052
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5052-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'usbview' package(s) announced via the DSA-5052-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'usbview' package(s) announced via the DSA-5052-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Matthias Gerstner reported that usbview, a USB device viewer, does not properly handle authorization in the PolicyKit policy configuration, which could result in root privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-21-g6fe2f4f-2+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your usbview packages.

For the detailed security status of usbview please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'usbview' package(s) on Debian 10, Debian 11.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-23220
Debian Security Information: DSA-5052 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5052
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-15
https://github.com/gregkh/usbview/commit/bf374fa4e5b9a756789dfd88efa93806a395463b
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/21/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/22/1
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