Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : MAAS regression (USN-2431-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 79740

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2431-2 advisory.

USN-2431-1 fixed vulnerabilities in mod_wsgi. The security update exposed an issue in the MAAS package, causing a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79740

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2431-2.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 12/5/2014

Updated: 10/29/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-cluster-controller, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-region-controller-min, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-cli, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-dns, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-maas-client, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-maas-provisioningserver, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-dhcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:maas-region-controller, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django-maas

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2014

Reference Information

USN: 2431-2

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