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Amazon Linux 2023 : nodejs, nodejs-devel, nodejs-full-i18n (ALAS2023-2023-243)

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It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-243 advisory.

  • A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2022-4904)

  • A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy. (CVE-2023-23918)

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 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2023-243.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(178534);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/07/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-4904", "CVE-2023-23918");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : nodejs, nodejs-devel, nodejs-full-i18n (ALAS2023-2023-243)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-243 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the
    input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of
    service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2022-4904)

  - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made
    it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in
    Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users
    who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy. (CVE-2023-23918)

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/AL2023/ALAS-2023-243.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-4904.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-23918.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update nodejs --releasever 2023.1.20230719' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C");
  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:L/I:L/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-4904");

  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:"2023/02/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/07/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/07/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-full-i18n");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-libs-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:npm");
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  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 != "-2023")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-devel-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-devel-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-devel-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-docs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'npm-8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'npm-8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'npm-8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'v8-devel-10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'v8-devel-10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'v8-devel-10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', '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, "nodejs / nodejs-debuginfo / nodejs-debugsource / etc");
}
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