Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : iperf3 vulnerability (USN-6431-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183581

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6431-2 advisory.

USN-6431-1 fixed a vulnerability in iperf3. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.04.

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 iperf3, libiperf-dev and / or libiperf0 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183581

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6431-2.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38403

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:N/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libiperf-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:iperf3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libiperf0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38403

USN: 6431-2

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