Detections
Analytics

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : python-apt vulnerabilities (USN-4247-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 133205

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4247-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that python-apt would still use MD5 hashes to validate certain downloaded packages. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages. (CVE-2019-15795)

 It was discovered that python-apt could install packages from untrusted repositories, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2019-15796)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4247-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 133205

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4247-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/23/2020

Updated: 8/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15796

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-apt-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-apt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-apt-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-apt

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15795, CVE-2019-15796

USN: 4247-1