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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Aptdaemon vulnerabilities (USN-4664-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 143584

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4664-1 advisory.

 Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled certain properties. A local attacker could use this issue to test for the presence of local files. (CVE-2020-16128)

 Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled permission checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27349)

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-4664-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 143584

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4664-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/9/2020

Updated: 8/29/2024

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: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16128

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-aptdaemon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-aptdaemon.test, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:aptdaemon-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:aptdaemon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-aptdaemon

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16128, CVE-2020-27349

USN: 4664-1