Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : PackageKit vulnerability (USN-8195-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8195-1. 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(309913);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/23");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8195-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : PackageKit vulnerability (USN-8195-1)");

  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-8195-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain transactions. A local attacker could use
    this issue to install arbitrary packages as root, possibly resulting in privilege escalation.

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-8195-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");

  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:"2026/04/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/04/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/04/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-packagekit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpackagekit-glib2-18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpackagekit-glib2-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit-command-not-found");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit-gtk3-module");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit-tools");
  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");
  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': 'gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'gstreamer1.0-packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-18', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-dev', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-command-not-found', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-gtk3-module', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-tools', 'pkgver': '1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gstreamer1.0-packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-18', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-dev', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-command-not-found', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-gtk3-module', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-tools', 'pkgver': '1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'gstreamer1.0-packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-18', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libpackagekit-glib2-dev', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'packagekit', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-command-not-found', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-gtk3-module', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'packagekit-tools', 'pkgver': '1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1'}
];

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_NOTE,
    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, 'gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 / gstreamer1.0-packagekit / etc');
}