Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : atftp vulnerability (USN-6375-1)

info Nessus Plugin ID 181482

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6375-1 advisory.

Florian Fainelli discovered that atftp did not properly manage requests made to a non-existent file, which could lead to a crash. A remote

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security 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 atftp and / or atftpd packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6375-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 181482

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6375-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/15/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:atftpd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:atftp

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2023

Reference Information

USN: 6375-1