Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Netatalk vulnerabilities (USN-8455-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8455-1. 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(322259);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-44066", "CVE-2026-44068");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8455-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Netatalk vulnerabilities (USN-8455-1)");

  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 / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages
installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8455-1 advisory.

    Arjun Basnet discovered that Netatalk improperly validated inputs when unmarshalling Spotlight Remote
    Procedure Call. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
    or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-44066)

    Arjun Basnet discovered that Netatalk improperly sanitized extended attribute path components. A remote
    authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to perform path traversal attacks and write to
    arbitrary files outside the intended metadata directory. (CVE-2026-44068)

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-8455-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-2026-44068");

  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:"2026/05/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/23");

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  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:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:a2boot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:atalkd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatalk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatalk-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:macipgw");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netatalk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netatalk-tests");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netatalk-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:papd");
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  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 || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04', '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': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '2.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '2.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'a2boot', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'atalkd', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libatalk', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libatalk-dev', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'macipgw', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk-tests', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'netatalk-tools', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'papd', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', 'ubuntu_pro': FALSE},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'timelord', 'pkgver': '4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2', '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_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, 'a2boot / atalkd / libatalk / libatalk-dev / macipgw / netatalk / etc');
}