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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Cpanel-JSON-XS vulnerability (USN-6667-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 191104
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6667-1 advisory.It was discovered that Cpanel-JSON-XS incorrectly decoded certain data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Cpanel-JSON-XS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
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 libcpanel-json-xs-perl package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 191104
File Name: ubuntu_USN-6667-1.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 2/28/2024
Updated: 10/31/2024
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: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48623
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcpanel-json-xs-perl, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-48623
USN: 6667-1