AIX 7.3 TL 2 : libxml2 (IJ50601)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security
# Advisory libxml2_advisory6.asc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(195307);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-25062");

  script_name(english:"AIX 7.3 TL 2 : libxml2 (IJ50601)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for APAR IJ50601");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:"The remote AIX host is missing a security patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25062 GNOME
libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a
use-after-free flaw in the xmlValidatePopElement() function. By
persuading a victim to open a specially crafted content, a remote
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to
crash."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libxml2_advisory6.asc"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:"Install the appropriate interim fix."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/05/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/05/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/05/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/AIX/lslpp", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/version");

  exit(0);
}



include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("aix.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

if ( get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure" ) ) exit(0, "This iFix check is disabled because : "+get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure") );

flag = 0;

if (aix_check_ifix(release:"7.3", ml:"02", sp:"01", patch:"IJ50601s1a", package:"bos.rte.control", minfilesetver:"7.3.2.0", maxfilesetver:"7.3.2.0") < 0) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");