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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : ca-certificates update (USN-5473-2)

info Nessus Plugin ID 163110

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5473-2 advisory.

 USN-5473-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

 Original advisory details:

 The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update

 refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 2.50 version

 of the Mozilla certificate authority bundle.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security 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 ca-certificates package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5473-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 163110

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5473-2.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/14/2022

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ca-certificates, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2022

Reference Information

USN: 5473-2