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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerability (USN-5374-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 159645
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5374-1 advisory.It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
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 libarchive-dev, libarchive-tools and / or libarchive13 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 159645
File Name: ubuntu_USN-5374-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 4/11/2022
Updated: 8/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26280
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-dev
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-26280
USN: 5374-1