Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5259.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5259-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'cron' package(s) announced via the USN-5259-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'cron' package(s) announced via the USN-5259-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the postinst maintainer script in Cron unsafely handled file permissions during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2017-9525) Florian Weimer discovered that Cron incorrectly handled certain memory operations during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9704) It was discovered that Cron incorrectly handled user input during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9705) It was discovered that Cron contained a use-after-free vulnerability in its force_rescan_user function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9706) Affected Software/OS: 'cron' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9525 http://bugs.debian.org/864466 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/08/3 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038651 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9704 BugTraq ID: 107373 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107373 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/ https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/f2525567 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9705 BugTraq ID: 107378 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378 https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9706 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809167 https://packages.qa.debian.org/c/cron/news/20190311T170403Z.html https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/40791b93
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