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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : systemd vulnerability (USN-5583-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 164486

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5583-1 advisory.

 - systemd-resolved: use-after-free when dealing with DnsStream in resolved-dns-stream.c (CVE-2022-2526)

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-5583-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 164486

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5583-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/29/2022

Updated: 7/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss-myhostname, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss-mymachines, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss-resolve, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnss-systemd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpam-systemd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsystemd-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsystemd0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libudev-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libudev1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd-coredump, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:udev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2526

USN: 5583-1