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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : tcpdump vulnerabilities (USN-5331-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159631

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5331-2 advisory.

 USN-5331-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

 Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,

 or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)

 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

 (CVE-2020-8037)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected tcpdump package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159631

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5331-2.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/11/2022

Updated: 8/28/2024

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: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16301

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tcpdump

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16301, CVE-2020-8037

IAVA: 2021-A-0202-S

USN: 5331-2