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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : libnl3 vulnerability (USN-3311-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100919

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

USN-3311-1 fixed a vulnerability in libnl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected libnl-3-200 package. Note that the updated package may not be immediately available from the package repository and its mirrors.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100919

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3311-2.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/20/2017

Updated: 1/17/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnl-3-200

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0553

USN: 3311-2