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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Twisted vulnerability (USN-6988-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211884

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6988-2 advisory.

 USN-6988-1 fixed CVE-2024-41671 in Twisted. The USN incorrectly stated that previous releases were unaffected. This update provides the equivalent fix for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.



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-6988-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211884

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6988-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/26/2024

Updated: 11/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-41671

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-web, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-twisted, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-twisted-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-conch, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-mail, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-names, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-news, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-runner, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-twisted-words, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41671

USN: 6988-2