Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : Python vulnerability (USN-5342-3)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5342-3. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(183125);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-3426");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"5342-3");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : Python vulnerability (USN-5342-3)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
USN-5342-3 advisory.

    USN-5342-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding fix for
    CVE-2021-3426 for Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.

    Original advisory details:

    David Schwrer discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.

    An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

    This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3426)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain FTP requests.

    An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

    This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

    (CVE-2021-4189)

    It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.

    An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    (CVE-2022-0391)

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5342-3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-3426");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/05/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-minimal");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-stdlib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpython3.7-testsuite");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-examples");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.7-minimal");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2023-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 18.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'idle-python3.7', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.7', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.7-dev', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.7-stdlib', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libpython3.7-testsuite', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.7', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.7-dev', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.7-examples', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.7-minimal', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'python3.7-venv', 'pkgver': '3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'idle-python3.7 / libpython3.7 / libpython3.7-dev / etc');
}