It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2023-276 advisory.
A vulnerability exists in curl <7.87.0 HSTS check that could be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP.
Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. However, the HSTS mechanism could be bypassed if the host name in the given URL first uses IDN characters that get replaced to ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full stop (U+002E) .
. Then in a subsequent request, it does not detect the HSTS state and makes a clear text transfer. Because it would store the info IDN encoded but look for it IDN decoded. (CVE-2022-43551)
No description is available for this CVE. (CVE-2022-43551) (CVE-2022-43552)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2022 Security Advisory ALAS2022-2023-276.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(170624);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/09/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-43551", "CVE-2022-43552");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0008-S");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2022 : (ALAS2022-2023-276)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2023-276 advisory.
- A vulnerability exists in curl <7.87.0 HSTS check that could be bypassed to trick it to keep using HTTP.
Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS instead of using an insecure clear-text HTTP
step even when HTTP is provided in the URL. However, the HSTS mechanism could be bypassed if the host name
in the given URL first uses IDN characters that get replaced to ASCII counterparts as part of the IDN
conversion. Like using the character UTF-8 U+3002 (IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP) instead of the common ASCII full
stop (U+002E) `.`. Then in a subsequent request, it does not detect the HSTS state and makes a clear text
transfer. Because it would store the info IDN encoded but look for it IDN decoded. (CVE-2022-43551)
- No description is available for this CVE. (CVE-2022-43551) (CVE-2022-43552)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2023-276.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-43551.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-43552.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update curl' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-43551");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/12/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/01/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/01/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-minimal");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-minimal-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-minimal");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-minimal-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2022");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2022")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2022", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'curl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debugsource-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debugsource-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-debugsource-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'curl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-devel-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-devel-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-devel-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'libcurl-minimal-debuginfo-7.87.0-2.amzn2022.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "curl / curl-debuginfo / curl-debugsource / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
amazon | linux | curl | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl |
amazon | linux | curl-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | curl-debugsource | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-debugsource |
amazon | linux | curl-minimal | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-minimal |
amazon | linux | curl-minimal-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:curl-minimal-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | libcurl | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl |
amazon | linux | libcurl-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-debuginfo |
amazon | linux | libcurl-devel | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-devel |
amazon | linux | libcurl-minimal | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-minimal |
amazon | linux | libcurl-minimal-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libcurl-minimal-debuginfo |