The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-5226-1 advisory. It was discovered that systemd-tmpfiles employed uncontrolled recursion when removing deeply nested directory hierarchies. A local attacker could exploit this to cause systemd-tmpfiles to crash or have other unspecified impacts. Please install the updated package(s)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 66 |
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![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1639) | 5 May 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2022:0043-1) | 12 Jan 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora: Security Advisory for systemd (FEDORA-2022-af1728fea9) | 28 Jan 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0016) | 28 Jan 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1615) | 5 May 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1497) | 20 Apr 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1460) | 20 Apr 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1516) | 20 Apr 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | openSUSE: Security Advisory for systemd (openSUSE-SU-2022:0539-1) | 22 Feb 202200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1439) | 20 Apr 202200:00 | – | openvas |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5226-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845192");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3997");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-01-13 02:00:28 +0000 (Thu, 13 Jan 2022)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-27 01:54:52 +0000 (Sat, 27 Aug 2022)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5226-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 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(20\.04\ LTS|21\.04|21\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5226-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5226-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemd' package(s) announced via the USN-5226-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that systemd-tmpfiles employed uncontrolled recursion
when removing deeply nested directory hierarchies. A local attacker could
exploit this to cause systemd-tmpfiles to crash or have other unspecified
impacts.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'systemd' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10.");
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 == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"systemd", ver:"245.4-4ubuntu3.15", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU21.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"systemd", ver:"247.3-3ubuntu3.7", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU21.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"systemd", ver:"248.3-1ubuntu8.2", rls:"UBUNTU21.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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