Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4668-1)
🗓️ 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the python/arfile.cc, python/tag.cc, and python/tarfile.cc files from the Python package installation module APT lies in the fact that resources are not released after their useful life has ended. This allows a perpetrator to cause service failures. | 15 Jul 202100:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| USN-4668-1: python-apt vulnerability | Cloud Foundry | 12 Jan 202100:00 | – | cloudfoundry | |
| CVE-2020-27351 | 10 Dec 202007:33 | – | circl | |
| Python-apt Security Vulnerabilities | 10 Dec 202000:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2020-27351 | 10 Dec 202004:05 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-27351 Various memory and file descriptor leaks in apt-python | 10 Dec 202004:05 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2488-1] python-apt security update | 9 Dec 202019:55 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4809-1] python-apt security update | 9 Dec 202016:45 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4809-1] python-apt security update | 9 Dec 202016:45 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2020-27351 | 10 Dec 202004:05 | – | debiancve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-1 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844754");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-27351");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-12-10 04:00:32 +0000 (Thu, 10 Dec 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:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-12-14 19:56:19 +0000 (Mon, 14 Dec 2020)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4668-1)");
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|20\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4668-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4668-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-apt' package(s) announced via the USN-4668-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, 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 == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python-apt", ver:"1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apt", ver:"1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.10", 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:"python-apt", ver:"1.6.5ubuntu0.4", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apt", ver:"1.6.5ubuntu0.4", 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:"python-apt", ver:"2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apt", ver:"2.0.0ubuntu0.20.04.2", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python3-apt", ver:"2.1.3ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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