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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5331-2)

🗓️ 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'tcpdump' package in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS is missing an important security updat

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845319");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-16301", "CVE-2020-8037");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-04-12 01:00:34 +0000 (Tue, 12 Apr 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:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-02-14 17:35:27 +0000 (Mon, 14 Feb 2022)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5331-2)");
  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(18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5331-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5331-2");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'tcpdump' package(s) announced via the USN-5331-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-5331-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:
 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
 or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)

 It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
 (CVE-2020-8037)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'tcpdump' package(s) on 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 == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tcpdump", ver:"4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2", 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:"tcpdump", ver:"4.9.3-4ubuntu0.1", 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
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