Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2569-2)
🗓️ 17 Apr 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| launchpad | www.launchpad.net/bugs/1444518 |
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2569-2 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842170");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-04-17 05:09:13 +0000 (Fri, 17 Apr 2015)");
script_version("2023-06-21T05:06:21+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-21 05:06:21 +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-2569-2)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 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(14\.04\ LTS|14\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2569-2");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2569-2");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1444518");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-2569-2 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-2569-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Tavis Ormandy discovered that
the fixed packages were still vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack.
This update completely disables crash report handling for containers until
a more complete solution is available.
Original advisory details:
Stephane Graber and Tavis Ormandy independently discovered that Apport
incorrectly handled the crash reporting feature. A local attacker could use
this issue to gain elevated privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'apport' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10.");
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 == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport", ver:"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU14.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport", ver:"2.14.7-0ubuntu8.4", rls:"UBUNTU14.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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