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Ubuntu 20.10 : NetworkManager vulnerability (USN-4914-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 148554

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4914-1 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-4914-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 148554

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4914-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/14/2021

Updated: 1/17/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-nm-1.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnm0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:network-manager, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:network-manager-config-connectivity-debian, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:network-manager-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: 4/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20297

USN: 4914-1