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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2579-1)

🗓️ 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The update for 'autofs' package(s) in Ubuntu 14.10 allows local users to escalate privileges

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842178");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-04-28 03:16:57 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2015)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2579-1)");
  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=UBUNTU14\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2579-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2579-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'autofs' package(s) announced via the USN-2579-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that autofs incorrectly filtered environment variables
when using program maps. When program maps were configured, a local user
could use this issue to escalate privileges.

This update changes the default behaviour by adding a prefix to environment
variables. Sites using program maps will need to adapt to the new variable
names, or revert to the previous names by using a new configuration option
called FORCE_STANDARD_PROGRAM_MAP_ENV.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'autofs' package(s) on 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 == "UBUNTU14.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"autofs", ver:"5.0.8-1ubuntu1.1", 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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