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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : libseccomp-golang vulnerability (USN-4574-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 141302
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4574-1 advisory.It was discovered that libseccomp-golang did not properly generate BPFs. If a process were running under a restrictive seccomp filter that specified multiple syscall arguments, the application could potentially bypass the intended restrictions put in place by seccomp.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected golang-github-seccomp-libseccomp-golang-dev package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 141302
File Name: ubuntu_USN-4574-1.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/8/2020
Updated: 8/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18367
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-github-seccomp-libseccomp-golang-dev
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-18367
USN: 4574-1