Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4668-2)

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844753");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-12-10 04:00:32 +0000 (Thu, 10 Dec 2020)");
  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-4668-2)");
  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=UBUNTU20\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4668-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1907496");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-apt' package(s) announced via the USN-4668-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-4668-1 fixed vulnerabilities in python-apt. That update caused a
regression by removing information describing the Ubuntu 20.10 release from
the Ubuntu templates. This update fixes the problem by restoring this
information.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A
 local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume
 resources, leading to a denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'python-apt' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU20.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apt", ver:"2.1.3ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);