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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 : Netdata vulnerabilities (USN-7250-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 214875

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7250-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing JSON input, which could lead to a JSON injection. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18836)

 It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing HTTP headers, which could lead to a HTTP header injection. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18837)

 It was discovered that Netdata incorrectly handled parsing URLs, which could lead to a log injection. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume system resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-18838)

 It was discovered Netdata improperly authenticated API keys. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and

 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-22497)

 It was discovered Fluent Bit, vendored in Netdata, incorrectly handled parsing HTTP payloads. An attacker could possibly use this issue to disrupt logging. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-23722)

 It was discovered that WebAssembly Micro Runtime, vendored in Netdata, incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-34250, CVE-2024-34251)

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-7250-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 214875

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7250-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/3/2025

Updated: 2/3/2025

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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18837

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22497

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-plugins-python, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-web, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-plugins-bash, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-plugins-nodejs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-apache2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netdata-data, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts

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: 2/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18836, CVE-2018-18837, CVE-2018-18838, CVE-2023-22497, CVE-2024-23722, CVE-2024-34250, CVE-2024-34251

USN: 7250-1