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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Simple DirectMedia Layer vulnerability (USN-5398-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 160323

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5398-1 advisory.

 - There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions. By crafting a malicious .BMP file, an attacker can cause the application using this library to crash, denial of service or Code execution. (CVE-2021-33657)

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 libsdl1.2-dev and / or libsdl1.2debian packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5398-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 160323

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5398-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/29/2022

Updated: 10/16/2023

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-2021-33657

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:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl1.2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl1.2debian

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33657

USN: 5398-1