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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : SPICE vdagent vulnerabilities (USN-4617-1)

The SPICE vdagent in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS is affected by multiple vulnerabilities allowing local attackers to consume memory, resources, and obtain sensitive information

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##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4617-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(142464);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/29");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2020-25650",
    "CVE-2020-25651",
    "CVE-2020-25652",
    "CVE-2020-25653"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4617-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : SPICE vdagent vulnerabilities (USN-4617-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-4617-1 advisory.

    Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the active_xfers hash table. A local
    attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of
    service. (CVE-2020-25650)

    Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the active_xfers hash table. A local
    attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of
    service, or obtain sensitive file contents. (CVE-2020-25651)

    Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled a large number of client connections.
    A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume resources, resulting in a
    denial of service. (CVE-2020-25652)

    Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled client connections. A local attacker
    could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, paste clipboard contents, and transfer
    files into the active session. (CVE-2020-25653)

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4617-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected spice-vdagent package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-25653");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-25651");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/11/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/11/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/11/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:spice-vdagent");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2020-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2020-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'spice-vdagent', 'pkgver': '0.17.0-1ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'spice-vdagent', 'pkgver': '0.19.0-2ubuntu0.2'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'spice-vdagent');
}

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