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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : util-linux vulnerability (USN-6719-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192629

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6719-1 advisory.

 - wall in util-linux through 2.40, often installed with setgid tty permissions, allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals through argv. (Specifically, escape sequences received from stdin are blocked, but escape sequences received from argv are not blocked.) There may be plausible scenarios where this leads to account takeover. (CVE-2024-28085)

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-6719-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192629

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6719-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/27/2024

Updated: 3/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28085

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdextrautils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdutils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:eject, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fdisk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mount, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rfkill, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-extra, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-locales, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-runtime

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28085

USN: 6719-1