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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4451-1)

🗓️ 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'ppp' package on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 is missing security update USN-4451-

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844524");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-15704");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-08-05 03:00:26 +0000 (Wed, 05 Aug 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:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-09-09 15:17:10 +0000 (Wed, 09 Sep 2020)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4451-1)");
  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|20\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4451-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4451-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ppp' package(s) announced via the USN-4451-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Thomas Chauchefoin working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative,
discovered that ppp incorrectly handled module loading. A local attacker
could use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules and possibly execute
arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ppp' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.");

  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:"ppp", ver:"2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.3", 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:"ppp", ver:"2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.3", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"ppp", ver:"2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu5.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    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
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 22.1
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00364
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