Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : SDL vulnerability (USN-5586-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164493

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5586-1 advisory.

- SDL v1.2 was discovered to contain a use-after-free via the XFree function at /src/video/x11/SDL_x11yuv.c.
(CVE-2022-34568)

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-5586-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164493

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5586-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/29/2022

Updated: 7/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34568

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-34568

USN: 5586-1