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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : go-gh vulnerability (USN-7362-1)

🗓️ 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 has go-gh vulnerability allowing token leakage to wrong host.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7362-1. 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(233058);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/03/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-53859");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7362-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : go-gh vulnerability (USN-7362-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in
the USN-7362-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that go-gh incorrectly handled authentication tokens. An attacker could possibly use
    this issue to leak

    authentication tokens to the wrong host. (CVE-2024-53859)

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-7362-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected golang-github-cli-go-gh-v2-dev package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-53859");

  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:"2024/11/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/03/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-github-cli-go-gh-v2-dev");
  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) 2025 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 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 (! ('24.04' >< os_release || '24.10' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 24.04 / 24.10', '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 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': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-cli-go-gh-v2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.6.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'golang-github-cli-go-gh-v2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.6.0-1ubuntu0.24.10.1', '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_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, 'golang-github-cli-go-gh-v2-dev');
}

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20 Mar 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.16.5 - 7.5
EPSS0.00534
SSVC
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