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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6756-1)

2024-04-3000:00:00
Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG
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ubuntu
security advisory
'less' package
usn-6756-1
vulnerability
update

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.4%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6756.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-32487");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-04-30 04:09:55 +0000 (Tue, 30 Apr 2024)");
  script_version("2024-05-01T05:05:35+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-05-01 05:05:35 +0000 (Wed, 01 May 2024)");
  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-6756-1)");
  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=UBUNTU(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|22\.04\ LTS|23\.10|24\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6756-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6756-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'less' package(s) announced via the USN-6756-1 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 less mishandled newline characters in file names. If
a user or automated system were tricked into opening specially crafted
files, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
commands on the host.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'less' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10, Ubuntu 24.04.");

  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:"less", ver:"458-2ubuntu0.1~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:"less", ver:"481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2", 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:"less", ver:"487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2", 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:"less", ver:"551-1ubuntu0.3", 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:"less", ver:"590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU23.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"less", ver:"590-2ubuntu0.23.10.2", rls:"UBUNTU23.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU24.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"less", ver:"590-2ubuntu2.1", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);