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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : GitHub CLI vulnerabilities (USN-8012-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 298152

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8012-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly if users downloaded a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unintended directories. (CVE-2024-54132)

 It was discovered that GitHub CLI could behave unexpectedly when cloning repositories containing git submodules hosted outside of GitHub.com and ghe.com. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gather authentication tokens. (CVE-2024-53858)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected gh package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8012-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 298152

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8012-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/5/2026

Updated: 2/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53858

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-54132

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gh

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53858, CVE-2024-54132

USN: 8012-1