Ubuntu: Security Advisory for 'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Addresses CVE-2024-45490, CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-4549
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
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![]() | AlmaLinux 9 : expat (ALSA-2024:6754) | 20 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 40 : mingw-expat (2024-c7b547bec5) | 14 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2024-2980) | 12 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | AlmaLinux 8 : expat (ALSA-2024:6989) | 25 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 9 : expat (RHSA-2024:6754) | 18 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 39 : mingw-expat (2024-e86a48cd72) | 14 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : expat (EulerOS-SA-2024-2950) | 12 Dec 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : mozjs115 (SUSE-SU-2024:3538-1) | 8 Oct 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 39 : expat (2024-527052ab76) | 21 Sep 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 41 : mingw-expat (2024-c5d55d5845) | 14 Nov 202400:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7000-2 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.7000.2");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-45490", "CVE-2024-45491", "CVE-2024-45492");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-09-18 04:08:33 +0000 (Wed, 18 Sep 2024)");
script_version("2024-09-18T05:05:35+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-09-18 05:05:35 +0000 (Wed, 18 Sep 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-09-04 14:28:41 +0000 (Wed, 04 Sep 2024)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7000-2)");
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=UBUNTU22\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-7000-2");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7000-2");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-7000-2 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-7000-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Expat. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle certain
function calls when a negative input length was provided. An attacker
could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45490)
Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle the
potential for an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms. An attacker
could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 22.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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