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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Cobbler vulnerabilities (USN-6475-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 185504

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6475-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user input, which could result in an absolute path traversal. An attacker could possibly

 use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2014-3225)

 It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user input, which could result in command injection. An attacker could possibly use this

 issue to execute arbitrary code with high privileges.

 (CVE-2017-1000469, CVE-2021-45082)

 It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly hide private functions in a class. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain high

 privileges and upload files to an arbitrary location.

 (CVE-2018-10931, CVE-2018-1000225, CVE-2018-1000226)

 Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user

 input, which could result in log poisoning. A remote attacker could

 possibly use this issue to bypass authorization, write in an arbitrary

 file, or execute arbitrary code.

 (CVE-2021-40323, CVE-2021-40324, CVE-2021-40325)

 It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle file permissions

 during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly

 use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2021-45083)

 It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly process credentials for

 expired accounts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to login to

 the platform with an expired account or password. (CVE-2022-0860)

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-6475-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 185504

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6475-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2023

Updated: 8/28/2024

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000469

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-2021-40323

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cobbler-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:koan, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cobbler-web, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cobbler, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-cobbler, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-koan

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3225, CVE-2017-1000469, CVE-2018-1000225, CVE-2018-1000226, CVE-2018-10931, CVE-2021-40323, CVE-2021-40324, CVE-2021-40325, CVE-2021-45082, CVE-2021-45083, CVE-2022-0860

USN: 6475-1