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HistoryApr 10, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : util-linux vulnerability (USN-6719-2)

2024-04-1000:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
www.tenable.com
5
ubuntu
20.04
22.04
23.10
util-linux
vulnerability
usn-6719-2
escape sequences
account takeover
cve-2024-28085

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

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-6719-2 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.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6719-2. 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(193159);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-28085");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6719-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : util-linux vulnerability (USN-6719-2)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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-6719-2 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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6719-2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-28085");

  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:"2024/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/04/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:23.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdextrautils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdutils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:eject");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fdisk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfdisk1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsmartcols1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libuuid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mount");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rfkill");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-locales");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-runtime");
  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) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 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 (! ('20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '23.10' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 23.10', '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': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'bsdutils', 'pkgver': '1:2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'fdisk', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libblkid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libblkid1', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk-dev', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk1', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libmount-dev', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libmount1', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols-dev', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols1', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libuuid1', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'mount', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'rfkill', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'util-linux', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'util-linux-locales', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'uuid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'uuid-runtime', 'pkgver': '2.34-0.1ubuntu9.6'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'bsdextrautils', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'bsdutils', 'pkgver': '1:2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'eject', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'fdisk', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libblkid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libblkid1', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk1', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libmount-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libmount1', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols1', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libuuid1', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'mount', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'rfkill', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'util-linux', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'util-linux-locales', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'uuid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'uuid-runtime', 'pkgver': '2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'bsdextrautils', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'bsdutils', 'pkgver': '1:2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'eject', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'fdisk', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libblkid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libblkid1', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk-dev', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libfdisk1', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libmount-dev', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libmount1', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols-dev', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libsmartcols1', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'libuuid1', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'mount', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'rfkill', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'util-linux', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'util-linux-extra', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'util-linux-locales', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'uuid-dev', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'},
    {'osver': '23.10', 'pkgname': 'uuid-runtime', 'pkgver': '2.39.1-4ubuntu2.2'}
];

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, 'bsdextrautils / bsdutils / eject / fdisk / libblkid-dev / libblkid1 / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linux20.04cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts
canonicalubuntu_linuxbsdextrautilsp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdextrautils
canonicalubuntu_linuxfdiskp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fdisk
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibblkid1p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libblkid1
canonicalubuntu_linuxlibmount1p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmount1
canonicalubuntu_linuxbsdutilsp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdutils
canonicalubuntu_linuxrfkillp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rfkill
canonicalubuntu_linuxutil-linux-extrap-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-extra
canonicalubuntu_linuxutil-linux-localesp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux-locales
canonicalubuntu_linuxuuid-runtimep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:uuid-runtime
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