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Ubuntu 22.10 : Libksba vulnerability (USN-5688-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166560

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5688-2 advisory.

 - libksba: integer overflow may lead to remote code execution (CVE-2022-3515)

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 libksba-dev, libksba-mingw-w64-dev and / or libksba8 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5688-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 166560

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5688-2.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/26/2022

Updated: 7/10/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3515

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libksba-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libksba-mingw-w64-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libksba8

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: 10/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3515

IAVA: 2023-A-0072

USN: 5688-2