Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : cryptsetup vulnerability (USN-4493-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140589

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4493-1 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4493-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140589

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4493-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/15/2020

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14382

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cryptsetup-run, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cryptsetup-udeb, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cryptsetup, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cryptsetup-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cryptsetup-initramfs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcryptsetup-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcryptsetup12, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcryptsetup12-udeb

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14382

USN: 4493-1