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HistoryNov 18, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5638-2)

2022-11-1800:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG
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ubuntu
security
advisory
usn-5638-2
update
expat
vulnerability
memory
denial of service
cve-2022-40674
cve-2022-43680
18.04
20.04
22.04

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

77.8%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5638.2");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-40674", "CVE-2022-43680");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-11-18 04:12:05 +0000 (Fri, 18 Nov 2022)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-02-01 18:07:06 +0000 (Wed, 01 Feb 2023)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5638-2)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|22\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-5638-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-2");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-5638-2 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-5638-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory in out-of-memory
situations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,
 resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
 This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-43680)

Original advisory details:

 Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when
 processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly
 use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.2.5-3ubuntu0.8", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.2.5-3ubuntu0.8", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.2.9-1ubuntu0.5", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.2.9-1ubuntu0.5", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"expat", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libexpat1", ver:"2.4.7-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

77.8%