CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5292-4 advisory.
USN-5292-1 fixed a vulnerability in snapd. Unfortunately that update introduced a regression that could break the fish shell. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
James Troup discovered that snap did not properly manage the permissions for
the snap directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3155)
Ian Johnson discovered that snapd did not properly validate content interfaces
and layout paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject
arbitrary AppArmor policy rules, resulting in a bypass of intended access
restrictions. (CVE-2021-4120)
The Qualys Research Team discovered that snapd did not properly validate the
location of the snap-confine binary. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute other arbitrary binaries and escalate privileges.
(CVE-2021-44730)
The Qualys Research Team discovered that a race condition existed in the snapd
snap-confine binary when preparing a private mount namespace for a snap. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-44731)
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 applicationβs self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5292-4. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(158258);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"5292-4");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : snapd regression (USN-5292-4)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the USN-5292-4 advisory.
USN-5292-1 fixed a vulnerability in snapd. Unfortunately that update introduced a regression that could
break the fish shell. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
James Troup discovered that snap did not properly manage the permissions for
the snap directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3155)
Ian Johnson discovered that snapd did not properly validate content interfaces
and layout paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject
arbitrary AppArmor policy rules, resulting in a bypass of intended access
restrictions. (CVE-2021-4120)
The Qualys Research Team discovered that snapd did not properly validate the
location of the snap-confine binary. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute other arbitrary binaries and escalate privileges.
(CVE-2021-44730)
The Qualys Research Team discovered that a race condition existed in the snapd
snap-confine binary when preparing a private mount namespace for a snap. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-44731)
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.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5292-4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm");
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:golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:snap-confine");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:snapd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:snapd-xdg-open");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ubuntu-core-launcher");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ubuntu-core-snapd-units");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ubuntu-snappy");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ubuntu-snappy-cli");
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) 2022-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2022-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.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 (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 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 ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);
var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;
var pkgs = [
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'snap-confine', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd-xdg-open', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-launcher', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-snapd-units', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy-cli', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'snap-confine', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd-xdg-open', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-launcher', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-snapd-units', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy-cli', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'snap-confine', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'snapd-xdg-open', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-launcher', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-core-snapd-units', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ubuntu-snappy-cli', 'pkgver': '2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE}
];
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'];
var pro_required = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) {
flag++;
if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
}
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = '';
if (pro_caveat_needed) {
extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
}
extra += ubuntu_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_NOTE,
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, 'golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev / etc');
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High