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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : GPT fdisk vulnerabilities (USN-5262-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157349

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5262-1 advisory.

 - In LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.
 This could lead to local escalation of privilege when inserting a malicious USB device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:
 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-152874864 (CVE-2020-0256)

 - In ReadLogicalParts of basicmbr.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.
 This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-8.1, Android-9, Android-10, Android-11, Android-8.0; Android ID: A-158063095. (CVE-2021-0308)

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 gdisk package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5262-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157349

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5262-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/3/2022

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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-0308

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gdisk

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0256, CVE-2021-0308

USN: 5262-1