Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : usb-creator vulnerability (USN-1963-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69981

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that usb-creator was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit authorizations.

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Solution

Update the affected usb-creator-common package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69981

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1963-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 9/19/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:usb-creator-common, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1063

BID: 62506

USN: 1963-1

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