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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : Exo vulnerability (USN-6008-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 174153

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6008-1 advisory.

 - XFCE 4.16 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because xdg-open can execute a .desktop file on an attacker-controlled FTP server. (CVE-2022-32278)

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-6008-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174153

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6008-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/12/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-32278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:exo-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-1-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-2-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexo-helpers

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-32278

USN: 6008-1