Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : Inetutils vulnerability (USN-7992-1)

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7992-1. 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(297660);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-24061");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2026/02/16");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7992-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : Inetutils vulnerability (USN-7992-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the USN-7992-1 advisory.

    Kyu Neushwaistein discovered that telnetd in Inetutils incorrectly handled certain environment variables.
    A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication and open a session as an administrator.

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-7992-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/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:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-24061");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'GNU Inetutils Telnet Authentication Bypass Exploit CVE-2026-24061');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/02/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  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:25.10");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-ftpd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-inetd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-ping");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-syslogd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-talk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-talkd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-telnet");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inetutils-telnetd");
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  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.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 (! ('22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '25.10' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 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 pkgs = [
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftp', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftpd', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-inetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ping', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-syslogd', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talk', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talkd', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnet', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-tools', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-traceroute', 'pkgver': '2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftp', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftpd', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-inetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ping', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-syslogd', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talk', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talkd', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnet', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-tools', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-traceroute', 'pkgver': '2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'telnet', 'pkgver': '0.17+2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'telnetd', 'pkgver': '0.17+2.5-3ubuntu4.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftp', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ftpd', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-inetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-ping', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-syslogd', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talk', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-talkd', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnet', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-telnetd', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-tools', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'inetutils-traceroute', 'pkgver': '2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'telnet', 'pkgver': '0.17+2.6-1ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'telnetd', 'pkgver': '0.17+2.6-1ubuntu3.1'}
];

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'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  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, 'inetutils-ftp / inetutils-ftpd / inetutils-inetd / inetutils-ping / etc');
}