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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2576-2)

🗓️ 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'usb-creator' package(s) announced via the USN-2576-2 advisory. It fixes a vulnerability in usb-creator, providing corresponding fix for Ubuntu 15.04. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2015.2576.2");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-26 07:43:23 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022)");
  script_version("2023-06-21T05:06:22+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-21 05:06:22 +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-2576-2)");
  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=UBUNTU15\.04");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2576-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2576-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447396");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'usb-creator' package(s) announced via the USN-2576-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-2576-1 fixed a vulnerability in usb-creator. This update provides the
corresponding fix for Ubuntu 15.04.

Original advisory details:

 Tavis Ormandy discovered that usb-creator was missing an authentication
 check. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'usb-creator' package(s) on Ubuntu 15.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU15.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"usb-creator-common", ver:"0.2.67ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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21 Jun 2023 00:00Current
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