| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10029 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(249475);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-10029");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-10029");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.
- The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.32 could overflow an on-stack buffer during range
reduction if an input to an 80-bit long double function contains a non-canonical bit pattern, a seen when
passing a 0x5d414141414141410000 value to sinl on x86 targets. This is related to
sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_rem_pio2l.c. (CVE-2020-10029)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10029");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-2020-10029");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/03/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/15");
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:eglibc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04");
exit(0);
}
if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "14.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "eglibc-source"},
{"reference": "glibc-doc"},
{"reference": "libc-bin"},
{"reference": "libc-dev-bin"},
{"reference": "libc0.1"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-dbg"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-dev"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-dev-i386"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-i386"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-i686"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-pic"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-prof"},
{"reference": "libc0.1-udeb"},
{"reference": "libc0.3"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-dbg"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-dev"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-i686"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-pic"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-prof"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-udeb"},
{"reference": "libc0.3-xen"},
{"reference": "libc6"},
{"reference": "libc6-amd64"},
{"reference": "libc6-armel"},
{"reference": "libc6-armhf"},
{"reference": "libc6-dbg"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-amd64"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-armel"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-armhf"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-i386"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-mips64"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-mipsn32"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-powerpc"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-ppc64"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-s390"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-sparc"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-sparc64"},
{"reference": "libc6-dev-x32"},
{"reference": "libc6-i386"},
{"reference": "libc6-i686"},
{"reference": "libc6-loongson2f"},
{"reference": "libc6-mips64"},
{"reference": "libc6-mipsn32"},
{"reference": "libc6-pic"},
{"reference": "libc6-powerpc"},
{"reference": "libc6-ppc64"},
{"reference": "libc6-prof"},
{"reference": "libc6-s390"},
{"reference": "libc6-sparc"},
{"reference": "libc6-sparc64"},
{"reference": "libc6-udeb"},
{"reference": "libc6-x32"},
{"reference": "libc6-xen"},
{"reference": "libc6.1"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-alphaev67"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-dbg"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-dev"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-pic"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-prof"},
{"reference": "libc6.1-udeb"},
{"reference": "libnss-dns-udeb"},
{"reference": "libnss-files-udeb"},
{"reference": "locales"},
{"reference": "locales-all"},
{"reference": "multiarch-support"},
{"reference": "nscd"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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