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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : GDK-PixBuf vulnerability (USN-4743-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 147980

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 20.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4743-1 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-4743-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147980

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4743-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/23/2021

Updated: 10/23/2023

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: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20240

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20240

USN: 4743-1