Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : libgsf vulnerabilities (USN-7062-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 208701

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7062-1 advisory.

It was discovered that libgsf incorrectly handled certain Compound Document Binary files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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-7062-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 208701

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7062-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2024

Updated: 10/10/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42415

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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:libgsf-1-common, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgsf-bin, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgsf-1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgsf-1-114, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-gsf-1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36474, CVE-2024-42415

USN: 7062-1