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Ubuntu 17.10 : PackageKit vulnerability (USN-3634-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 109343

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Matthias Gerstner discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to install arbitrary packages and escalate privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected packagekit package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 109343

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3634-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/25/2018

Updated: 5/11/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1106

USN: 3634-1