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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6115.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6115-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'texlive-bin' package(s) announced via the USN-6115-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'texlive-bin' package(s) announced via the USN-6115-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Max Chernoff discovered that LuaTeX (TeX Live) did not properly disable
shell escape. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary shell commands.

Affected Software/OS:
'texlive-bin' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-32700
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RLY43MIRONJSJVNBDFQHQ26MP3JIOB3H/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TF6YXUUFRGBIXIIIEV5SGBJXXT2SMUK5/
https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases/tag/build-svn66984
https://gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex/-/tags/1.17.0
https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-May/049188.html
https://tug.org/~mseven/luatex.html
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