Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4037-1)
🗓️ 26 Jun 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| launchpad | www.launchpad.net/bugs/1832337 |
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4037-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844070");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-06-26 02:01:04 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jun 2019)");
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-4037-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 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(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|18\.10|19\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4037-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4037-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1832337");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-desktop-privileges' package(s) announced via the USN-4037-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The policykit-desktop-privileges Startup Disk Creator policy allowed
administrative users to overwrite disks. As a security improvement, this
operation now requires authentication.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'policykit-desktop-privileges' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"policykit-desktop-privileges", ver:"0.20ubuntu16.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"policykit-desktop-privileges", ver:"0.20ubuntu18.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"policykit-desktop-privileges", ver:"0.20ubuntu18.10.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU19.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"policykit-desktop-privileges", ver:"0.20ubuntu19.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU19.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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