Ubuntu 5.04 : kdebase vulnerability (USN-176-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20586

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a flaw in the lock file handling of kcheckpass. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20586

File Name: ubuntu_USN-176-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kate, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpersonalizer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksmserver, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdeprint, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdesktop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kfind, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konsole, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpager, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror-nsplugins, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdepasswd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kwin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguard, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksplash, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-kio-plugins, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:khelpcenter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kicker, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xfonts-konsole, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ktip, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:klipper, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kappfinder, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kcontrol

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2494

USN: 176-1

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