Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Python 2.7 vulnerabilities (USN-7212-1)

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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7212-1. The text
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-9674", "CVE-2022-45061", "CVE-2024-0450");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7212-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Python 2.7 vulnerabilities (USN-7212-1)");

  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 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-7212-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain ZIP files. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9674)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were
    tricked into running a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
    denial of service. (CVE-2022-45061)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain crafted ZIP files. An attacker could possibly
    use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-0450)

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.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  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:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-9674");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-45061");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/02/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/01/16");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython2.7-stdlib");
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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)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04', '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': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'idle-python2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-dev', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-stdlib', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-testsuite', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-dev', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-examples', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'idle-python2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-dev', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-stdlib', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython2.7-testsuite', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-dev', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-examples', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'python2.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-9674', 'CVE-2022-45061', 'CVE-2024-0450']}
];

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 (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        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_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, 'idle-python2.7 / libpython2.7 / libpython2.7-dev / etc');
}