Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : etcd vulnerabilities (USN-5628-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165324

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5628-1 advisory.

It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled certain specially crafted WAL files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15106, CVE-2020-15112)

It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled directory permissions when trying to create a directory that exists already. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-15113)

It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled endpoint setup. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15114)

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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5628-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165324

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5628-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/22/2022

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15113

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-etcd-server-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:etcd-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:etcd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:etcd-client

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15106, CVE-2020-15112, CVE-2020-15113, CVE-2020-15114

USN: 5628-1