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Ubuntu 20.04 ESM : targetcli-fb vulnerabilities (USN-4871-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183536

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4871-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that targetcli-fb did not properly manage socket permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to modify the iSCSI configuration resulting in a denial of service, obtain sensitive

 information or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10699)

 It was discovered that targetcli-fb did not properly manage permissions for

 /etc/target and underneath backup directory/files. An attacker could use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13867)

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 targetcli-fb package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4871-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183536

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4871-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:targetcli-fb, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:esm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10699, CVE-2020-13867

USN: 4871-1