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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1308-1)

🗓️ 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'bzip2' package on Ubuntu is prone to insecure creation of temporary files when running compressed executables, allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user. Update to the latest package version

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840839");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-4089");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-12-16 05:41:41 +0000 (Fri, 16 Dec 2011)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1308-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(10\.04\ LTS|10\.10|11\.04|11\.10|8\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1308-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1308-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'bzip2' package(s) announced via the USN-1308-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"vladz discovered that executables compressed by bzexe insecurely create
temporary files when they are ran. A local attacker could exploit this issue to
execute arbitrary code as the user running a compressed executable.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'bzip2' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bzip2", ver:"1.0.5-4ubuntu0.2", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU10.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bzip2", ver:"1.0.5-4ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU10.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU11.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bzip2", ver:"1.0.5-6ubuntu1.11.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU11.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bzip2", ver:"1.0.5-6ubuntu1.11.10.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bzip2", ver:"1.0.4-2ubuntu4.2", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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16 Dec 2011 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS24.6
EPSS0.0004
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