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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : xfce4-settings vulnerability (USN-6141-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 176744

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 22.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6141-1 advisory.

 - In Xfce xfce4-settings before 4.16.4 and 4.17.x before 4.17.1, there is an argument injection vulnerability in xfce4-mime-helper. (CVE-2022-45062)

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 xfce4-helpers and / or xfce4-settings packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6141-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 176744

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6141-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

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: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45062

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:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfce4-helpers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfce4-settings

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45062

USN: 6141-1