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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Apache Log4j vulnerabilities (USN-7590-1)

🗓️ 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has Apache Log4j vulnerabilities allowing arbitrary code execution.

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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-7590-1. 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(240493);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/06/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-23302", "CVE-2022-23305", "CVE-2022-23307");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7590-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Apache Log4j vulnerabilities (USN-7590-1)");

  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 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the USN-7590-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that several deserialization issues existed within Apache Log4j. An attacker could
    possibly use these issues to enable the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23302, CVE-2022-23305,
    CVE-2022-23307)

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7590-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected liblog4j1.2-java package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-23307");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-23305");

  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:"2021/12/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/06/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblog4j1.2-java");
  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 (! ('14.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04', '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': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'liblog4j1.2-java', 'pkgver': '1.2.17-4ubuntu3+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

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_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, 'liblog4j1.2-java');
}

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25 Jun 2025 00:00Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
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