GLSA-202402-32 : btrbk: Remote Code Execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 191002

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-32 (btrbk: Remote Code Execution)

- Btrbk before 0.31.2 allows command execution because of the mishandling of remote hosts filtering SSH commands using ssh_filter_btrbk.sh in authorized_keys. (CVE-2021-38173)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All btrbk users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=app-backup/btrbk-0.31.2

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-32

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=806962

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 191002

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202402-32.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 2/26/2024

Updated: 2/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38173

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:btrbk, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38173