Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3476-2)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2017.3476.2");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1255", "CVE-2017-8806");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-08-26 07:43:23 +0000 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:09 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-12-21 20:37:32 +0000 (Thu, 21 Dec 2017)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3476-2)");
  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=UBUNTU12\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3476-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3476-2");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'postgresql-common' package(s) announced via the USN-3476-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-3476-1 fixed two vulnerabilities in postgresql-common. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Dawid Golunski discovered that the postgresql-common pg_ctlcluster script
 incorrectly handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this
 issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2016-1255)

 It was discovered that the postgresql-common helper scripts incorrectly
 handled symlinks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
 escalate privileges. (CVE-2017-8806)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'postgresql-common' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"postgresql-common", ver:"129ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);