Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Netatalk vulnerabilities (USN-6146-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 176981

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6146-1 advisory.

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the DSI structures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the programs. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-31439)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the ad_addcomment function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0194)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly handle errors when parsing AppleDouble entries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-23121)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the setfilparams function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23122)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the getdirparams function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23123)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the get_finderinfo function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23124)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the copyapplfile function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-23125)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly validate the length of user-supplied data in the dsi_writeinit function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2022-43634)

It was discovered that Netatalk did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted .appl file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-45188)

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 netatalk package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6146-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 176981

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6146-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/8/2023

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31439

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-43634

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netatalk

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: 6/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31439, CVE-2022-0194, CVE-2022-23121, CVE-2022-23122, CVE-2022-23123, CVE-2022-23124, CVE-2022-23125, CVE-2022-43634, CVE-2022-45188

USN: 6146-1