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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : Cargo vulnerability (USN-6275-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179333

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6275-1 advisory.

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 cargo, librust-cargo+openssl-dev and / or librust-cargo-dev packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6275-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179333

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6275-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2023

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38497

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librust-cargo-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cargo, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librust-cargo%2bopenssl-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38497

USN: 6275-1