CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
34.7%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6101.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-1579", "CVE-2023-1972", "CVE-2023-25584", "CVE-2023-25585", "CVE-2023-25588");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-05-25 04:09:16 +0000 (Thu, 25 May 2023)");
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:"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:3.1/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:"2023-04-09 03:13:19 +0000 (Sun, 09 Apr 2023)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6101-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|22\.04\ LTS|22\.10|23\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6101-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6101-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-6101-1 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 GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain DWARF
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2023-1579)
It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly verify the version
definitions in zer0-lengthverdef table. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10 and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-1972)
It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly validate the size of
length parameter in vms-alpha. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a crash or access sensitive information. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2023-25584)
It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly initialized the
file_table field of struct module and the_bfd field of asymbol. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-25585, CVE-2023-25588)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'binutils' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils", ver:"2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils", ver:"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6", 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:"binutils", ver:"2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9", 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:"binutils", ver:"2.34-6ubuntu1.5", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.34-6ubuntu1.5", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils", ver:"2.38-4ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.38-4ubuntu2.2", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU22.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils", ver:"2.39-3ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU22.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.39-3ubuntu1.2", rls:"UBUNTU22.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU23.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils", ver:"2.40-2ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU23.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"binutils-multiarch", ver:"2.40-2ubuntu4.1", rls:"UBUNTU23.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
34.7%