Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : libcaca vulnerability (USN-7943-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7943-1. 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(282468);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-0856");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7943-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 : libcaca vulnerability (USN-7943-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 / 25.10 host has
packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7943-1 advisory.

    Han Zheng discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to cause libcaca to crash.

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-7943-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected caca-utils, libcaca-dev and / or libcaca0 packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  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:R/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-2022-0856");

  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:"2022/03/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/08");

  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:"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:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:caca-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcaca-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcaca0");
  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) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 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 || '16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '25.04' >< os_release || '25.10' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 / 25.04 / 25.10', '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': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1+esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu4.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu4.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu4.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-4ubuntu0.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-4ubuntu0.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-4ubuntu0.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.04.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.04.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.04.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'caca-utils', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.10.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libcaca-dev', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.10.1', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libcaca0', 'pkgver': '0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.10.1', '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'];
  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, 'caca-utils / libcaca-dev / libcaca0');
}