The 'libssh2' package on Ubuntu 23.10 is missing an update due to vulnerability CVE-2023-48795 caused by a prefix truncation attack known as the Terrapin attack. The update adds protocol extensions to mitigate this issue
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6585-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6585.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-48795");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-01-16 09:59:41 +0000 (Tue, 16 Jan 2024)");
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:"5.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-12-28 18:26:44 +0000 (Thu, 28 Dec 2023)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6585-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 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=UBUNTU23\.10");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6585-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6585-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libssh2' package(s) announced via the USN-6585-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Fabian Baumer, Marcus Brinkmann, Jorg Schwenk discovered that the SSH
protocol was vulnerable to a prefix truncation attack. If a remote attacker
was able to intercept SSH communications, extension negotiation messages
could be truncated, possibly leading to certain algorithms and features
being downgraded. This issue is known as the Terrapin attack. This update
adds protocol extensions to mitigate this issue.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libssh2' package(s) on Ubuntu 23.10.");
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 == "UBUNTU23.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libssh2-1", ver:"1.11.0-2ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU23.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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