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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Git vulnerability (USN-6793-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 200706

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6793-2 advisory.

 USN-6793-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. The CVE-2024-32002 was pending further investigation. This update fixes the problem.



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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 200706

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6793-2.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/19/2024

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: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-32002

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-el, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-daemon-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-daemon-run, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-man, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git-mediawiki

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: 6/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-32002

USN: 6793-2