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Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : EC2 hibagent update (USN-6519-1)

info Nessus Plugin ID 186368

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6519-1 advisory.

 The EC2 hibagent package has been updated to add IMDSv2 support, as IMDSv1 uses an insecure protocol and is no longer recommended.

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 ec2-hibinit-agent package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6519-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 186368

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6519-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/28/2023

Updated: 8/28/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ec2-hibinit-agent

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2023

Reference Information

USN: 6519-1