CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
31.8%
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6297-1 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6297-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(179940);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-38559");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6297-1");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0070-S");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : Ghostscript vulnerability (USN-6297-1)");
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 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by
a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6297-1 advisory.
- A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This
issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN
device with gs. (CVE-2023-38559)
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-6297-1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-38559");
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:"2023/08/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/08/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/08/17");
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:-:esm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ghostscript");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ghostscript-x");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs10-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgs9-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2023 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2023 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 (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '23.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 23.04', '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': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript-x', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-dev', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9-common', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript-x', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-dev', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1'},
{'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9-common', 'pkgver': '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1'},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript', 'pkgver': '9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9'},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript-x', 'pkgver': '9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9'},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-dev', 'pkgver': '9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9'},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9', 'pkgver': '9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9'},
{'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9-common', 'pkgver': '9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript', 'pkgver': '9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript-x', 'pkgver': '9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-dev', 'pkgver': '9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9', 'pkgver': '9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4'},
{'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9-common', 'pkgver': '9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'ghostscript-x', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-common', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs-dev', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs10', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs10-common', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'},
{'osver': '23.04', 'pkgname': 'libgs9-common', 'pkgver': '10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach 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)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : ubuntu_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ghostscript / ghostscript-x / libgs-common / libgs-dev / libgs10 / etc');
}
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
31.8%