Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6335.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6335-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'busybox' package(s) announced via the USN-6335-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'busybox' package(s) announced via the USN-6335-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-28831) It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48174) Affected Software/OS: 'busybox' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-28831 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UDQGJRECXFS5EZVDH2OI45FMO436AC4/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7ZIFKPRR32ZYA3WAA2NXFA3QHHOU6FJ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZASBW7QRRLY5V2R44MQ4QQM4CZIDHM2U/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-09 https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=f25d254dfd4243698c31a4f3153d4ac72aa9e9bd https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00001.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-48174 https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15216
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