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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : GLib vulnerability (USN-7114-1)

🗓️ 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Glib vulnerability in Ubuntu versions may lead to crashes or undefined behavior exploitation.

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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7114-1. 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(211522);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/06/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-52533");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7114-1");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0757-S");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : GLib vulnerability (USN-7114-1)");

  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 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7114-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Glib incorrectly handled certain trailing characters. An attacker could possibly
    use this issue to cause a crash or other undefined behavior.

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-7114-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-52533");

  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:"2024/11/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/11/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/11/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  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:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-girepository-3.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-girepository-3.0-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-glib-2.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-glib-2.0-dev");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libglib2.0-0-refdbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libglib2.0-0t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libglib2.0-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libglib2.0-data");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libglib2.0-dev");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024-2025 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024-2025 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 || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04', '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': 'libglib2.0-0', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-0-refdbg', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-bin', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-data', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-tests', 'pkgver': '2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-0', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-bin', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-data', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-tests', 'pkgver': '2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-0', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-bin', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-data', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-tests', 'pkgver': '2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-0', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-bin', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-data', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-tests', 'pkgver': '2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-girepository-3.0', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-girepository-3.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-glib-2.0', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-glib-2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgirepository-2.0-0', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libgirepository-2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-0t64', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-bin', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-data', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-dev-bin', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libglib2.0-tests', 'pkgver': '2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2', '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_HOLE,
    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, 'gir1.2-girepository-3.0 / gir1.2-girepository-3.0-dev / etc');
}

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