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GLSA-202004-15 : libu2f-host: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136214

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202004-15 (libu2f-host: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libu2f-host. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to plug-in a malicious USB device, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libu2f-host users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/libu2f-host-1.1.10'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136214

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202004-15.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 5/1/2020

Updated: 5/7/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20340

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libu2f-host, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20340, CVE-2019-9578

GLSA: 202004-15