Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4315-1)
🗓️ 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8833 | 2 Apr 202000:43 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2020-8831 | 2 Apr 202003:04 | – | attackerkb | |
| The vulnerability of the apport operating system’s error registration service allows a hacker to escalate their privileges. | 22 Dec 202000:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| Apport Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 4 Apr 202000:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Apport Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability | 7 Apr 202000:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2020-8831 | 22 Apr 202021:15 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-8833 | 22 Apr 202021:15 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-8831 World writable root owned lock file created in user controllable location | 22 Apr 202021:15 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2020-8833 Apport race condition in crash report permissions | 22 Apr 202021:15 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2020-29674 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4315-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844379");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-8831", "CVE-2020-8833");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-04-02 03:00:25 +0000 (Thu, 02 Apr 2020)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:07 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-04-30 19:41:41 +0000 (Thu, 30 Apr 2020)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4315-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 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|19\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4315-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4315-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-4315-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered that the Apport lock file was created with
insecure permissions. This could allow a local attacker to escalate their
privileges via a symlink attack. (CVE-2020-8831)
Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered a race condition in Apport when setting
crash report permissions. This could allow a local attacker to read
arbitrary files via a symlink attack. (CVE-2020-8833)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'apport' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10.");
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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23", 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:"apport", ver:"2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU19.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"apport", ver:"2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8", rls:"UBUNTU19.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apport", ver:"2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8", rls:"UBUNTU19.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apport", ver:"2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8", rls:"UBUNTU19.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
5.1Medium risk
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CVSS 22.1
CVSS 3.15.5 - 6.5
EPSS0.00651