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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-6894-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 202245

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6894-1 advisory.

 Muqing Liu and neoni discovered that Apport incorrectly handled detecting if an executable was replaced after a crash. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user.
 (CVE-2021-3899)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport incorrectly handled connections to Apport sockets inside containers.
 A local attacker could possibly use this issue to connect to arbitrary sockets as the root user.
 (CVE-2022-1242)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport incorrectly handled user settings files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apport to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
 (CVE-2022-28652)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport did not limit the amount of logging from D-Bus connections. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to fill up the Apport log file, leading to a denial of service.
 (CVE-2022-28654)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport did not filter D-Bus connection strings. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apport to make arbitrary network connections. (CVE-2022-28655)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport did not limit the amount of memory being consumed during D-Bus connections. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apport to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-28656)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport did not disable the python crash handler before chrooting into a container. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-28657)

 Gerrit Venema discovered that Apport incorrectly handled filename argument whitespace. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof arguments to the Apport daemon. (CVE-2022-28658)

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-6894-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 202245

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6894-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2024

Updated: 8/29/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28657

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-apport, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport-retrace, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-problem-report, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport-noui, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-apport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport-valgrind, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dh-apport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport-kde, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport-gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-problem-report

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3899, CVE-2022-1242, CVE-2022-28652, CVE-2022-28654, CVE-2022-28655, CVE-2022-28656, CVE-2022-28657, CVE-2022-28658

USN: 6894-1