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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1591-1)

🗓️ 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'xdiagnose' package in Ubuntu 12.04 is missing an update to address a file handling vulnerability

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841167");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-10-03 03:54:12 +0000 (Wed, 03 Oct 2012)");
  script_version("2023-06-21T05:06:20+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-21 05:06:20 +0000 (Wed, 21 Jun 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1591-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 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=UBUNTU12\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1591-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1591-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036211");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xdiagnose' package(s) announced via the USN-1591-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Alec Warner discovered that xdiagnose improperly handled temporary files
in welcome.py when creating user-initiated archive files. While failsafeX
does not use the vulnerable code, this update removes this functionality to
protect any 3rd party applications which import the vulnerable code. In the
default Ubuntu installation, this should be prevented by the Yama link
restrictions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xdiagnose' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xdiagnose", ver:"2.5.2ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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